Leone De Castris' Five Roses Anniversary is produced starting from the '93 harvest, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Five Roses, the first Italian rosé wine.

It is produced from a skilful blend of Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera di Lecce grapes, harvested in the first ten days of September. After a soft crushing-destemming, the grapes are subjected to skin maceration for a few hours at a temperature of 7-10 ° C. It follows the extraction of the must and the subsequent fermentation at a controlle...

Villa Santera comes from the vineyards of the famous Leone De Castris company, located on the eastern coasts of Apulia, in the heart of the Primitivo di Manduria DOC.

This wine is produced entirely with Primitivo di Manduria grapes, harvested in the first ten days of September. Maceration and fermentation take place at a temperature of about 20-22 °C, followed by aging in barrels for at least 6 months and for another 3 months in the bottle, before being put on the market.

It has a dark red colour,...

Leone De Castris' Five Roses was the first rosé in Italy. Since then the Apulian rosatist tradition has been recognized as one of the most appreciated in the national territory.

It is mainly produced with Negroamaro grapes and with Malvasia Nera di Lecce grapes, harvested in the first ten days of September. After a soft crushing-destemming, the grapes are subjected to skin maceration for a few hours at a temperature of 7-10 ° C. It follows the extraction of the must and the subsequent fermentatio...

Salento Verdeca Maiana by Leone de Castris was born in vineyards located on the eastern coasts of Apulia.

It is produced entirely with Verdeca grapes, harvested and selected entirely by hand in the first ten days of August. After a soft pressing, the fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 14-16 °C. Subsequently, the wine ages on fine lees for about 3 months, before being bottled.

The wine has a straw yellow colour with greenish reflections. The nose opens ...

Salice Salentino 50th Leone De Castris Riserva Harvest originates from vineyards located in the Apulian DOC Salice Salentino. It owes its name to the anniversary of 50 years from the first vintage of 1954, reported on the label since 2004.

This wine is made with a blend of Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera grapes, harvested in late September and selected with the utmost care. After destemming, maceration follows at a controlled temperature of 20-22 ° C for 8-12 days. After malolactic fermentation, the...

Leone de Castris' Fiano Angiò was born in vineyards located in the heart of the IGT Salento.

It is produced with pure Fiano grapes, harvested by hand between the end of August and the beginning of September. After fermentation, the wine ages on the lees for at least 3 months, with continuous bâtonnage, and rests for another 2 months in the bottle to refine its organoleptic characteristics.

It has a straw yellow color. The nose opens with pleasant notes of peach and pineapple, enriched with intense...

Verdeca Messapia was born in the vineyards of the famous Leone De Castris company, located on the eastern coasts of Apulia.

This wine is produced entirely with Verdeca grapes, harvested in late August and carefully selected. Once cold macerated, must ferments in steel vats at a temperature of 14-16 °C. The wine initially ages on the lees for about 3 months, followed by a further month in the bottle, before being released on the market.

It has a straw yellow colour with greenish reflections. The no...

Maiana Rosso di Leone De Castris comes from vineyards located in the Salice Salentin area, in the province of Lecce.

This wine is mainly produced with Negroamaro grapes and completed with a hint of Malvasia Nera grapes, harvested in late September. After a maceration process at a controlled temperature of 20-22 ° C for at least 10 days and subsequent fermentations, the wine ages in oak barrels for about 6 months and then for another 3 months in the bottle before being marketed.

Leone De Castris' M...