Salice Salentino

Salice Salentino is an Italian town in the province of Lecce, Apulia. Covering an area of 58 km ² live 8550 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). The place gives the wine its name to the same name.

History

Founded Salice Salentino Raimondo Orsini del Balzo in the 14th century.

Attractions

  • Church ( Church ) Parish, built about 1713
  • Convent ( Convento ) dei Riformati ( no longer inhabited )

Wine

Salice Salentino is an Italian rosé or red wine from the provinces of Lecce and Brindisi, Puglia. Both types of wine have the status of a DOC and both produced at least 80 percent from the grape Negroamaro. Allows an addition of Malvasia Nera di Brindisi and / or Malvasia Nera di Lecce by up to 20 percent.

96 winegrowers work on the 792 hectares of vineyards approved and produce on average 7390 hl of wine. Of this amount, about 70 percent and 30 percent red wine rosé wine.

Manufacturer communities: Salice Salentino, Veglie, Guagnano and Campi SALENTINA in the province of Lecce and San Pancrazio Salentino, Sandonaci and Cellino San Marco in the province of Brindisi.

Red wine ( Salice Salentino Rosso )

The wine is aged for at least eight months in tanks. However, a quality provider let the wine mature three to four years in different containers. At a minimum storage of two years, the wine may bear the designation Riserva. In contrast to the Spanish Reserva is not prescribed by the Italian Riserva, where the wine is aged. It can therefore steel tanks, casks, or simply the bottle used. High quality Salice Salentino Riserva, however, be expanded generally in oak barrels and can store the buyer, depending on the quality level, five to ten years or more.

  • Color: ruby red, light purple
  • Scent: warm appeal of red fruits, often with spice notes ( clove )
  • Alcohol: 12.5-14 °
  • Total acidity: 5-6.5 per thousand
  • Serving temperature: 17-18 ° C, the bottle should be opened at least an hour before serving, better yet decanted into a carafe.

Rosé wine ( Salice Salentino Rosato )

The wine is aged for at least eight months to one year ( twelve months he may prodotto invecchiato name ) in tanks. The wine should be drunk young, but can be stored for about two years.

  • Color: bright as Oeil de Perdrix
  • Fragrance: fresh, hints of ripe fruit
  • Alcohol: 12-13 °
  • Total acidity: 5-7 per thousand
  • Serving temperature: 14-15 ° C
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