Winery Leone de Castris - Salice Salentino Riserva

Winery Leone de CastrisSalice Salentino 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 Salice Salentino 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 Salice Salentino Riserva of the Winery Leone de Castris is in the top 10 of wines of Salice Salentino.

Taste structure of the Salice Salentino Riserva from the Winery Leone de Castris

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

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

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

On the nose the Salice Salentino Riserva of Winery Leone de Castris in the region of Puglia often reveals types of flavors of iron, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry.

Details and technical informations about Winery Leone de Castris's Salice Salentino 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: Malvasia di Schierano

Sweet, sparkling reds with a light ruby colour and pink foam, melted tannins and a bubbly, off-dry palate, offering signature aromas of rose, violet, fresh red fruits (strawberry, raspberry) and delicate floral notes. A festive and accessible profile. Star of the Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco DOC, charming with its light frizzante sweetness. Black Malvasia variety grown near Schierano in Piedmont.

Last vintages of this wine

Salice Salentino Riserva - 2018
In the top 10 of of Salice Salentino wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Salice Salentino Riserva - 2017
In the top 10 of of Salice Salentino wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Salice Salentino Riserva - 2016
In the top 10 of of Salice Salentino wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Salice Salentino Riserva - 2015
In the top 10 of of Salice Salentino wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Salice Salentino Riserva - 2014
In the top 10 of of Salice Salentino wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Salice Salentino Riserva - 2013
In the top 10 of of Salice Salentino wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Salice Salentino Riserva - 2012
In the top 10 of of Salice Salentino wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Salice Salentino Riserva from Winery Leone de Castris are 2003, 2000, 2017, 2016 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Leone de Castris

The winery offers 81 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 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 greatest 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 9000 of of Italy wines
In the top 15 of of Salice Salentino wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 45000 wines of the world

The wine region of Salice Salentino

Apulia DOC in the heel of the boot (Salento), realm of native Negroamaro (min. 75-90%) on terra rossa. Signature powerful sunny reds with notes of candied black cherry, blackberry, tobacco, leather, liquorice and sweet spice touch, round tannins and warm mouth — Southern heat in the bottle. Often completed by aromatic Malvasia Nera.


The wine region of Puglia

Heel of the boot, 80% red vineyard, sunny and generous. Fleshy, jammy Primitivo (= Zinfandel) with notes of black cherry, plum, chocolate and spices, powerful alcohol and melted tannins, a star in Primitivo di Manduria. Deep, structured Negroamaro (black-bitter) with a bitter finish in Salice Salentino. Structured Nero di Troia, spicy Susumaniello.

The word of the wine: MA

Auxiliary brand or buyer's brand (supermarket for example) gathering champagnes of various origins. It offers no guarantee of quality or traceability.

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