Top 100 wines of Salento - Page 10
Discover the top 100 best wines of Salento of Salento as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the 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: Aglianico
Powerful, tannic reds with deep colour and tight structure, with aromas of black cherry, blackberry, leather, tobacco, coffee and balsamic-volcanic mineral notes. High acidity and very fine ageing potential, often compared to nebbiolo. Star of Taurasi DOCG in Campania and Aglianico del Vulture DOCG in Basilicata (vines planted on volcanic soils). Late-ripening southern Italian variety of probable ancient Greek origin.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Salento
wines from the region of Salento go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, pasta gratin milanese style or thiebou yappe from senegal (rice with lamb).
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Salento
On the nose in the region of Salento often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit. In the mouth in the region of Salento is a powerful.
