Salento
Salento IGT can be used for the production of white, rosé and red wines. Salento is one of the most interesting and suitable areas of southern Italy for viticulture. The Mediterranean climate, warm and windy, mitigated by the sea breezes and the soils of calcareous-clayey matrix, proved to be ideal especially for the cultivation of red grape varieties.
Salento IGT wines must be produced with grapes from vines suitable for cultivation in the provinces of Brindisi, Lecce and Taranto and registered in the national register of vine varieties for wine grapes. The specification also provides for the possibility of indicating the name of the vine on the label, if the wine is made with at least 85% of the grapes mentioned. The most cultivated grapes are: negroamaro, aleatico, bianco d'Alessano, impigno bianco, malvasia nera di Lecce, malvasia nera di Brindisi, moscatello selvatico, primitivo, susumaniello.
Salento is one of the wine-growing areas of Italy that boasts a long tradition in the production of rosé wine, which draws its origin from the ancient "teardrop" winemaking technique dating back to Roman times, which consisted in letting the grapes tear in the forum vinarium before pressing, collecting and vinifying the precious free-run juice that came out of it separately.
It is no coincidence that the most famous Italian rosé wine comes from Salento: Leone de Castris' Five Roses, the first rosé to be bottled and marketed in Italy in 1943.
Introduced in the region in the twelfth century by the Angevins, Fiano is the white grape that is preparing to become another ambassador of Apulia wine and that in Salento has found a perfect acclimatization, becoming the most cultivated white grape variety together with Chardonnay and native Verdeca.
Salento IGP Chardonnay Cantalupi 2022 Conti Zecca
The white wine of the Conti Zecca company was born in Puglia, in Salento, where the Zecca family has lived for centuries. The wine is produced in one of the Conti Zecca properties, the Cantalupi estate.
The wine is produced from Chardonnay grapes and other white vines. The grapes are destemmed and softly pressed, to then be vinified in thermo-controlled steel tanks. The wine then ages in concrete tanks.
Straw yellow in colour, the wine offers aromas of white and yellow flowers and tropical fruit t...
View product pageSalento IGP Susumaniello Cantalupi 2022 Conti Zecca
The red wine of the Conti Zecca company was born in Puglia, in Salento, where the Zecca family has lived for centuries. The wine is produced in one of the Conti Zecca properties, the Cantalupi estate.
The wine is produced from Susumaniello grapes and other red vines. The grapes are destemmed and softly pressed. The vinification takes place in stainless steel tanks, with a maceration on the skins for 8 days. The wine then ages in concrete tanks.
Ruby red in colour, the wine offers aromas of red fru...
View product pageSalento Primitivo IGT Torcicoda 2022 Tormaresca
The Primitivo del Salento Torcicoda of the Marchesi Antinori comes from the vineyards located in the Maìme estate of S.Pietro Vernotico, in the province of Brindisi.
It is produced exclusively with Primitivo grapes, harvested during the first week of September. After the pressing, the grapes undergo a maceration with soft pumping over and delèstage. Then fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 26 ° C. The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in oak barre...
View product pageSalento Chardonnay IGT 2023 Cantele
Augusto Cantele was one of the visionary pioneers of contemporary Apulian Chardonnay, capable of reflecting the terroir in which it is grown, namely the warm Salento, more precisely that of the areas of Guagnano, in the province of Lecce, and of Montemesola, in the province of Taranto.
The harvest takes place during the first ten days of August, followed by soft pressing of the bunches and cooling of the must at a temperature of 10 ° C. Fermentation takes place in steel tanks at a controlled temp...
View product pageSalento Fiano IGT Apulo 2021 Masseria Altemura
The Àpulo Bianco of Masseria Altemura is a white wine produced mainly from Fiano grapes, from vineyards located in the magical Salento terroir, with an extraordinary exposure to the sun and cool breezes with a mitigating effect from the Ionian and Adriatic seas. The soil is characterized by white limestone rocks and the characteristic red soil of Salento.
Once harvested, the Fiano grapes and other complementary white grape varieties harvested within the estate undergo a soft pressing. Fermentatio...
View product pageSalento Brut Rosé Metodo Classico IGT Sumaré 30 Mesi 2019 Tenute Rubino
The Sumaré 30 months is a Brut Rosé sparkling wine Metodo Classico produced from 100% Susumaniello grapes produced in the Brindisi area.
With vineyards located on sandy soils and close to the sea, after harvesting by hand during the first months of September, the grapes are fermented at a controlled temperature between 16 and 18 °C in steel tanks before carrying out the second fermentation in the bottle remaining in contact with the yeasts for 30 months.
The result is a light salmon pink sparkling...
View product pageSalento IGP Negroamaro Notte Rossa
The Negroamaro di Notte Rossa originates from vineyards located on medium-clayey soils, located at an altitude of about 100 meters above sea level.
It is entirely obtained from Negroamaro grapes, harvested between the second and third week of September. After a maceration of about 10 days at a controlled temperature, fermentation with selected yeasts begins. The wine ages in steel before being bottled.
Purple-red in color, it expresses an intense and persistent aroma of blackcurrant and wild berri...
View product pageSalento IGT Negroamaro Primonero 2022 Masseria Li Veli
The Primonero of Masseria Li Veli was born in Salento, in Puglia, from Negroamaro grapes.
The pure Negroamaro grapes are vinified in steel tanks at a controlled temperature. The wine thus obtained is then aged in barriques and French oak barrels for a few months.
It has a ruby red color and the nose expresses aromas of red and black fruits such as cherries, blueberries and strawberries, as well as notes of sweet spices such as vanilla and cinnamon. The sip is dry and round, with a good persistence...
View product pageSalento IGT Verdeca Petraluce 2022 Castello Monaci
The Verdeca Pietraluce was born in the vineyards of Castello Monaci, in Puglia.
It is produced entirely with pure Verdeca grapes. After a soft pressing, the grapes are vinified in thermo-controlled steel tanks. At the beginning of February, the product is reassembled and aged for about 2 months in the bottle.
It is characterized by a deep straw yellow colour. The nose brings aromas of tropical fruit, among which banana and pineapple stand out, accompanied by notes of white and purple flowers. In t...
View product pageSalento IGP Malvasia Nera Rosamora 2023 Paolo Leo
Paolo Leo's Rosamora rosé wine was born in vineyards located in Salento, in the province of Brindisi and Lecce.
It is made exclusively of Malvasia Nera grapes, which first undergoes cryomaceration. It is then left to stand for approx. 4 hours in the press, to obtain the desired pink color. Fermentation lasts approx. 10 days and is held in thermo-regulated steel tanks, followed by a 3-month refinement in the same containers.
It is characterized by a cherry pink color. The nose opens with a bouquet ...
View product pageSalento IGP Aglianico Terra 2019 Conti Zecca
The Terra red wine from the Conti Zecca company was born in Puglia, in Salento, where the Zecca family has lived for centuries. With its name, the wine wants to evoke respect for Mother Earth.
The wine is produced from Aglianico grapes. The grapes are destemmed and softly pressed. Vinification takes place in stainless steel tanks, with maceration on the skins for 8-10 days. The wine then ages in wooden barrels.
Ruby red in colour, the wine offers aromas of berries and spices, vanilla and tobacco t...
View product pageSalento Primitivo IGT Apulo 2022 Masseria Altemura
The Àpulo Rosso of Masseria Altemura is a wine obtained mainly from Primitivo grapes that tells the name, the label but above all in its organoleptic characteristics the extraordinary Apulian terroir of Salento.
Fermentation takes place in stainless steel containers at controlled temperature for about 7 days. A maceration of the same duration follows in order to extract the greatest amount of color, aroma and polyphenolic substances contained in the skins. The wine ages for about 3 months in stee...
View product pageSalento Chardonnay IGT Teresa Manara 2022 Cantele
Teresa Manara is not only the mother of Augusto Cantele, founder of the winery, but also the woman who gave a vital impulse to the realization of the project and the affirmation of a true art of winemaking, acting as the inspiring muse for subsequent generations. This Chardonnay is dedicated to her, demonstrating the potential and personality of this international grape variety in the Salento area.
The manual harvest takes place during the second half of August. Once harvested, the bunches are de...
View product pageSalento IGT Coribante 2022 Castello Monaci
The Coribante sees the light in the Salento vineyards of Castello Monaci, in Puglia.
This wine is produced from Syrah and Malvasia Nera di Lecce grapes. The latter are lightly dried before being vinified. The vinification takes place at a controlled temperature, with about 2 weeks of maceration and frequent pumping over. Subsequently, the Malvasia Nera wine of the product evolves for about 12 months in French barriques, the rest remains in steel.
It has a dark purple-red colour. The nose offers a ...
View product pageSalento IGP Primitivo Cabernet Sauvignon Tenuta Albrizzi 2020 Due Palme
Albrizzi red wine is produced by Cantine Due Palme, located in the Cellino San Marco area, in the province of Brindisi. The company, founded in 1989, produces wines from typical Salento grapes, such as Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera, Primitivo and Susumaniello. The vines are cultivated with Alberello Pugliese, the type of cultivation of the typical plant of this region.
Albrizzi is a blend of Primitivo and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. After the harvest, the grapes macerate and ferment in horizontal rota...
View product pageSalento IGP Primitivo Saracena 2022 Masseria Borgo dei Trulli
Saracena by Borgo dei Trulli red wine is made from Primitivo grapes and is born in vineyards located in the municipality of Maruggio in the locality of Saracena, in the province of Taranto.
The grapes are harvested by hand in early-mid-September, and then placed in a drying room to dry at a controlled temperature. They are then de-stemmed and vinified as a whole grape. Alcoholic fermentation takes place in thermo-regulated steel tanks and lasts for 8–10 days. Malolactic fermentation is then induc...
View product pageSalento Negroamaro IGT Calafuria 2023 Tormaresca
Salento Tormaresca Calafuria by Marchesi Antinori was born in the homonymous estate, owned by the Antinori family and located in Apulia, in the Salento area.
It is produced exclusively with Negroamaro grapes, selected by hand, gently destemmed and softly pressed. The must obtained is placed in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 10 °C, to obtain a natural settling. Subsequently, alcoholic fermentation takes place at low temperatures, around 16 °C, to keep the primary aromas of th...
View product pageSalento Vermentino IGT 2023 Notte Rossa
A pure Vermentino born near the Salento coast and brought directly to your table. The microclimate of the area, influenced by the nearby sea, creates the perfect conditions for this magnificent wine to flourish.
Harvested in the last week of August, the grapes are destemmed and left to macerate with the skins for a few hours at a low temperature before pressing, in order to extract the maximum aromatic potential. Fermentation takes place in steel tanks at 15 °C for 13–15 days to preserve the natu...
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