Salice Salentino D.O.C. rosso is the most typical red wine of the Salento, the extreme south of Puglia, a blend of the area's traditional grape varieties, the negroamaro and some Malvasia Nera.

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GROWING AREA
Salice Salentino D.O.C. zone, in the area covered by the provinces of Brindisi and Lecce.

GRAPE VARIETIES
90% Negroamaro, 10% Malvasia Nera.

VINEYARDS
Vineyards trained in the 'Salento gobelet' style, in Salento's typical reddish clay soils; vines average 5,000 per hectare and yield 80-90 quintals/ha.

VINIFICATION
Grapes are harvested in the second week of September. The must macerates 8-9 days at 28°C in stainless steel; the vinification style is designed to bring out the freshness of the fruit and to highlight its varietal characteristics.

MATURATION
After a brief stay in glass-lined vats, the wine matures 3-4 months in one-year-old small oak before being bottled.

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 13%; total acidity 5.50 g/l; pH 3.40; residual sugar 1.8 g/l; total S0₂ 85 mg/l.

TASTING NOTES
Dense, purple-tinged ruby red; good varietal nose, with hints of dried plum and morello cherry; generous and complex in the mouth, with excellent structure, and a finish exhibiting the pleasant, bitterish note typical of the Negroamaro.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Serve at 18°C, with full-flavoured first courses, with meats and cheeses.