Salice Salentino

Wine from Salice Salentino comes out of Puglia, Italy, where it sits as a wine region.

The signature grape is Negroamaro, backed by Malvasia Nera and Aleatico.

The ground underneath is clay and limestone.

The climate is arid/desert.

The vineyards themselves read as coastal.

Red wine, rosé wine and white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows deep in color with spicy, emerging styles primarily from chardonnay and showcasing fresh and fruity profiles.

Labels here fall under the DOC.

Names to look for on a shelf: Cantele, Cantine Due Palme, Cosimo Taurino and Leone de Castris.

At the table these bottles work with beef, venison, tomato-based dishes and chilis & hot spicy foods.

Serve at 16 to 18°C.

Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

In the glass.

Red: Deep in color with spicy.

White: Emerging styles primarily from chardonnay, Showcasing fresh and fruity profiles.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• DOC

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Cantele 'Teresa Manara' Salice Salentino Riserva, Puglia, Italy
• Cantele Salice Salentino Riserva, Puglia, Italy
• Cantina Petrelli 'Centopietre' Salice Salentino, Puglia, Italy
• Cantine Due Palme 'Selvarossa Terra' Salice Salentino Riserva, Puglia, Italy
• Cantine Due Palme Montecoco Salice Salentino, Puglia, Italy
• Cantine Due Palme Selvarossa Riserva Salice Salentino Rosso, Puglia, Italy
• Cantine San Marzano 'Talo' Salice Salentino, Puglia, Italy
• Conti Zecca Cantalupi Rosso Salice Salentino, Puglia, Italy

At the table.

• Beef
• Venison
• Tomato-based Dishes
• Chilis & Hot Spicy Foods
• Cheeses

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at 16 to 18°C.
• Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

Nearby regions.

Salice Salentino: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Italy, or the wider Puglia guide.