Winery Leone de CastrisVigna Case Alte Sauvignon Salento
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or shellfish.
The Vigna Case Alte Sauvignon Salento of the Winery Leone de Castris is in the top 40 of wines of Salento.
Taste structure of the Vigna Case Alte Sauvignon Salento from the Winery Leone de Castris
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vigna Case Alte Sauvignon Salento of Winery Leone de Castris in the region of Puglia is a powerful.
Food and wine pairings with Vigna Case Alte Sauvignon Salento
Pairings that work perfectly with Vigna Case Alte Sauvignon Salento
Original food and wine pairings with Vigna Case Alte Sauvignon Salento
The Vigna Case Alte Sauvignon Salento of Winery Leone de Castris matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of penne with shrimp and zucchini, cream and tuna quiche or twists with anchovies.
Details and technical informations about Winery Leone de Castris's Vigna Case Alte Sauvignon Salento.
Discover the grape variety: Carignan
Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vigna Case Alte Sauvignon Salento from Winery Leone de Castris are 2018, 2016, 2015, 2017 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Leone de Castris
The Winery Leone de Castris is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 90 wines for sale in the of Salento to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Salento
The wine region of Salento is located in the region of Pouilles of Italy. We currently count 851 estates and châteaux in the of Salento, producing 2704 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Salento go well with generally quite well with dishes .
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: Drawing (liqueur de)
In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.
