Leone de Castris

Per Lui Salice Salentino Riserva DOC

Per Lui Salice Salentino Riserva DOC
Italy

Red wine100% Negroamaro
  • Tasting Notes
  • Pairs With
    lamb
    Cheese (Hard)
    Mushroom
  • ColorDeep ruby red color.
  • NoseThe bouquet on the nose shows aromas of ripe red fruits and jam with hints of Mediterranean scrub typical of Negroamaro. Some tertiary notes of sweet tobacco and coffee roasting from the oak aging add complexity to the aromatic profile.
    Baconbacon
    Cedarcedar
    Chocolate, Cocoachocolate
  • FlavorOn the palate it is extraordinarely rich, full-bodied, smooth and well-balanced. Long fruity finish.

Puglia At a Glance

Region Name Puglia

Most Puglia wine is red, full-bodied, and will pair well with a wide variety of foods. Producers in Puglia have focused on making great red wines, and local grapes like Negroamaro, Primitivo, and Bombino Nero make for delicious drinking. Some of the best values in Italian wine come from this sunny, dry region.

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Press

Vintage Publication Score Review Date POS Generator
2017 Wine Spectator 90 Mar 2023 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2017 Vinous Media 90 Jul 2021 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2016 Wine Spectator 89 Jan 2021 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2015 Wine Enthusiast 90 Nov 2019 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2015 Wine Spectator 90 Jun 2019 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2015 James Suckling 81 Nov 2019 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 90 Vintage 2017 Wine Spectator A round, medium- to full-bodied red, revealing rich flavors of plum sauce, date and dark chocolate enlivened by juicy acidity. Shows a rich base note of loamy earth, with hints of tar, dried sage and spices lingering on the chewy finish. Drink now through 2027. 500 cases made, 90 cases imported. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 90 Vintage 2017 Vinous Media An alluring mix of clove, allspice, ginger and dusty rose rises up from the 2017 Salice Salentino Riserva. It’s silky in texture yet lifted in feel, presenting a pure display of red and blue fruits giving way to exotic spices and sweet tannins that saturate toward the close. Notes of plum and licorice linger through the long, lightly structured finale. The Salice Salentino Riserva is a blend of 95% Negroamaro and 5% Malvasia Nera di Lecce. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 89 Vintage 2016 Wine Spectator Round and ripe, this medium-bodied red offers a rich base note of date and dried fig layered with light, chalky tannins and flavors of herbed black olive and mesquite smoke. Zesty finish. Negroamaro. Drink now through 2024. 1,666 cases made, 100 cases imported. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 90 Vintage 2015 Wine Enthusiast Made entirely from Negroamaro, this riserva offers a striking balance between elegance and rusticity. Brandied cherry and blackberry aromas carry the nose alongside a savory hoisin sauce note. Tangy red fruit broadens out the medium-bodied palate, with a grip of tannins carrying it through to the dark cocoa-dusted finish. ALEXANDER PEARTREE Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 90 Vintage 2015 Wine Spectator A harmonious red, medium- to full-bodied and creamy, with herbed green olive, baked currant, loamy earth and woodsy spice flavors, finely knit to dense tannins that firm the plush finish. Best from 2021 through 2029. 416 cases made, 25 cases imported. –AN Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 81 Vintage 2015 James Suckling Old cigarette butts and bell peppers take hold. Sweet and cloying. Alcoholic. Hard to like. Drink up. Shelf Talker Full Page Review

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