The best wines of Salice Salentino

Discover the best wines of Salice Salentino of Pouilles as well as the best winemakers of Salice Salentino and estates of Salice Salentino to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Salice Salentino and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Salice Salentino by region

Looking for a good wine of Salice Salentino of Pouilles among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Salice Salentino. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Salice Salentino with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Salice Salentino

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Salice Salentino

Red wines from the region of Salice Salentino go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, pasta with pistou or fried vegetables with merguez and chipo.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Salice Salentino

On the nose the red wine of the region of Salice Salentino. often reveals types of flavors of cream, raisin or caramel and sometimes also flavors of minerality, strawberries or black cherries. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Salice Salentino. is a powerful.

The best vintages in red wine of Salice Salentino

  • 2019With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.11/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Salice Salentino

  • Negroamaro
  • Malvasia Nera
  • Malvasia
  • Sangiovese
  • Primitivo
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Salice Salentino

A wine route planned in the region of Salice Salentino? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Salice Salentino.

Discovering the wine region of Salice Salentino

The wine region of Salice Salentino is located in the region of Pouilles of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Moros or the Domaine Vigneti del Salento produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Salice Salentino are Chardonnay, Primitivo and Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Salice Salentino often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or toasty and sometimes also flavors of espresso, dried fruit or floral.

In the mouth of Salice Salentino is a powerful. We currently count 236 estates and châteaux in the of Salice Salentino, producing 372 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Salice Salentino go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.

Great white wines of Salice Salentino

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Salice Salentino

White wines from the region of Salice Salentino go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of knife feet, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or reunion pepper candy.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Salice Salentino

On the nose the white wine of the region of Salice Salentino. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Salice Salentino. is a powerful.

The best vintages in white wine of Salice Salentino

  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Salice Salentino

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Salice Salentino

A wine route planned in the region of Salice Salentino? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Salice Salentino.

    Discover the grape variety: Primitivo

    From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

    Great sparkling wines of Salice Salentino

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    Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Salice Salentino

    Sparkling wines from the region of Salice Salentino go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of baked bread (tomato, mushroom, ham, cheese), rice with tuna and tomato or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

    Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Salice Salentino

    On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Salice Salentino. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

    The best vintages in sparkling wine of Salice Salentino

    • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
    • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
    • 2017With an average score of 3.86/5
    • 2015With an average score of 3.85/5
    • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
    • 2014With an average score of 3.67/5

    The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Salice Salentino

    • Negroamaro
    • Malvasia Nera
    • Chardonnay
    • Verdeca
    • Malvasia Bianca Lunga

    The word of the wine: Rootstock

    American vine on which a French vine is grafted. This is the consequence of the phylloxera that destroyed the vineyard at the end of the 19th century: after much trial and error, it was discovered that the "pest" spared the roots of the American vines, and the technique became widespread.

    Great pink wines of Salice Salentino

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    Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Salice Salentino

    Pink wines from the region of Salice Salentino go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

    Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Salice Salentino

    On the nose the pink wine of the region of Salice Salentino. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or black fruit.

    The best vintages in pink wine of Salice Salentino

    • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5
    • 2019With an average score of 3.64/5
    • 2017With an average score of 3.61/5
    • 2013With an average score of 3.57/5
    • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
    • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

    The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Salice Salentino

    • Negroamaro
    • Malvasia Nera
    • Malvasia

    Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

    Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

    Great sweet wines of Salice Salentino

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    Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Salice Salentino

    Sweet wines from the region of Salice Salentino go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of mussels with beer, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or seaweed tartar.

    Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Salice Salentino

    On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Salice Salentino. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, dried fruit.

    The best vintages in sweet wine of Salice Salentino

    • 2004With an average score of 3.90/5
    • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
    • 2002With an average score of 3.80/5
    • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
    • 2006With an average score of 3.60/5
    • 2003With an average score of 3.20/5

    The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Salice Salentino

    • Aleatico
    • Moscato

    The word of the wine: Chambered

    Said of a wine served at a temperature around 18 °.

    News from the vineyard of Salice Salentino

    Fears of frost damage return to French vineyards

    Frost returned to French vineyards early this month as France recorded its coldest April night since 1947. Temperatures plunged to minus nine degrees Celsius in some parts of the Champagne region on the night between 3 and 4 April, with minus seven reported in areas around Bordeaux and minus six in Chablis. Some winemakers lit candles and fires between vineyard rows to help protect young buds. Yet while scenes were reminiscent of the devastating frosts that struck French vineyards in April 2021, ...

    Iconic Italian wineries partner on wine in space project

    The project was devised by FIS president Franco Maria Ricci and officially unveiled last week in Rome at the Foundation’s latest annual International Wine Culture Forum. ‘About four months ago I thought we should do some proper experiments to understand what happens to wine and vines in space. Eventually, I decided that this year’s FIS Forum had to be dedicated entirely to this subject,’ Ricci told Decanter. ‘My idea would be to understand if the vine can live and survive in space (and eve ...

    Join Decanter’s Champagne Krug masterclass in New York

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