Winery Leone de Castris - Donna Caterina Salice Salento Riserva

Winery Leone de CastrisDonna Caterina Salice Salento Riserva

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Donna Caterina Salice Salento Riserva of Winery Leone de Castris is a red wine from the region of Salice Salentino of Puglia.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.
The Donna Caterina Salice Salento Riserva of the Winery Leone de Castris is in the top 40 of wines of Salice Salentino.

Taste structure of the Donna Caterina Salice Salento Riserva from the Winery Leone de Castris

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Donna Caterina Salice Salento Riserva of Winery Leone de Castris in the region of Puglia is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Donna Caterina Salice Salento Riserva of Winery Leone de Castris in the region of Puglia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Leone de Castris's Donna Caterina Salice Salento Riserva.

Winemaker
Piernicola Leone de Castris
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mondeusehe

Mondeuse blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Savoie). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium size. Mondeuse blanche can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Last vintages of this wine

Donna Caterina Salice Salento Riserva - 2013
In the top 40 of of Salice Salentino wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Donna Caterina Salice Salento Riserva - 2012
In the top 40 of of Salice Salentino wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Donna Caterina Salice Salento Riserva - 2011
In the top 40 of of Salice Salentino wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Donna Caterina Salice Salento Riserva - 2010
In the top 40 of of Salice Salentino wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Donna Caterina Salice Salento Riserva - 0
In the top 40 of of Salice Salentino wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Donna Caterina Salice Salento Riserva from Winery Leone de Castris are 2011, 2013, 2012, 2010 and 0.

Informations about the Winery Leone de Castris

The winery offers 82 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Salice Salentino in the region of Puglia
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The Winery Leone de Castris is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 90 wines for sale in the of Salice Salentino to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Puglia
In the top 35000 of of Italy wines
In the top 45 of of Salice Salentino wines
In the top 100000 of red wines
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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.


The wine region of Puglia

Puglia (Apulia to many English speakers) is a Long, slender wine region in the extreme Southeast corner of Italy's "boot". To use the shoe analogy often used to illustrate the shape of Italy, Apulia extends from the tip of the heel to the mid-calf, where the spur of the Gargano Peninsula juts out into the Adriatic Sea. The heel (the Salento peninsula) occupies the southern half of the region and is of great importance for the identity of Puglia. Not only are there cultural and geographical differences from Northern Puglia, but the wines are also different.

The word of the wine: Black Grenache

Grenache is a black grape variety that originated in Spain and is one of the great quality varieties of southern France. Sometimes vinified on its own, it is most often blended with one or more other Rhone or southern grape varieties with complementary qualities such as Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan or Cinsault. Its wines are warm, with aromas of red fruits (cherry) and spices; they oxidize with time. Vinified alone or in very large proportions, Grenache Noir also makes great natural sweet wines in Roussillon (Rivesaltes, Banyuls, Maury) and in the Rhône Valley (Rasteau).

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