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.
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.
Generous, high-alcohol reds with a dark robe and indulgent palate, showing aromas of stewed blackberry, raspberry, black pepper, liquorice, cinnamon and cooked fruit. Also vinified as a popular sweet rosé (White Zinfandel). Star of California (Lodi, Sonoma, Dry Creek Valley, Paso Robles) with sought-after century-old vines. Identical to Italian Primitivo and Croatian Crljenak Kaštelanski by DNA analysis.
red wines from the region of Salento go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of polish goulash, cannelloni with salmon and spinach or oriental stew with couscous.
