Top 100 red wines of Salento
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Salento of Salento as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Salento and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Salento
Heel of the Italian boot, sunny and generous vineyard. Fleshy reds: signature Negroamaro ("black-bitter") deep and sturdy, notes of black cherry, plum, spices and a characteristic bitter finish, star in Salice Salentino DOC. Opulent jammy Primitivo di Manduria (= Zinfandel) with notes of black fruits, chocolate and raisin. Supple Malvasia Nera.
Juicy rosés with red fruits. Hot Mediterranean climate, red clay soils. Sun-drenched wines for immediate pleasure.
Discover the grape variety: Negroamaro
Powerful, structured reds with an almost black inky hue, firm tannins and a solar dense palate, with intense aromas of ripe black fruits (blackberry, plum), tobacco, leather, Mediterranean herbs, spices, liquorice and balsamic notes with a signature bitter finish. Also made as structured rosés. Star of Salice Salentino DOC, Brindisi DOC and Squinzano DOC in Salento. Native Italian variety from Puglia; its name evokes its black colour and bitterness.
Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Salento
red wines from the region of Salento go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of simple baked roast beef, spaghetti cacio e pepe or shoulder of lamb on a bed of potatoes.
