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2009 Salice Salentino "Maiana"
Apuglia, Italy
Producer
Leone de Castris
History | Winemaking
Salice Salentino, a small village in Salento rich in vineyards and olive groves, is the landscape giving life to Leone de Castris’ wine tradition. It is exactly here, on the very spot where today’s cellar stands, that in 1665 Duke Oronzo, Earl of Lemos, gave birth to the company. He got enchanted by this landscape and decided to sell all his properties in Spain in order to draw the best from the Salentine rich terroir.
New vines have been planted over the years: Chardonnay, Pinot, Sauvignon, Cabernet, Merlot, Montepulciano, going together with the traditional ones: Negroamaro, Malvasia nera, Verdeca, Bianco d'Alessano, Moscato, Aleatico, Primitivo.
The Winery’s production is very rich: red, white and rosé DOC wines (Salice Salentino, Locorotondo, Copertino, Primitivo di Manduria), interesting IGT Salento and Puglia wines, sparkling rosé and white wines; a distillate and an extra-virgin olive oil of fine value.
classification
Salice Salentino D.O.C.
VINTAGE
2009
GRAPES
Negroamaro 90%
Black Malvasia of Lecce 10%
HARVEST
Hand-picked by the end of September
AREA OF PRODUCTION
Salice Salentino, estate “Maiana”
TRAINING SYSTEM
Head training system with 7.000 vinestocks per hectare
YIELD per HECTARE
80 quintals
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINEYARDS
30 years
VINIFICATION
The carefully selected grapes are macerated at a checked temperature of 20-22° C. for at least 10 days. Then a malolactic fermentation will follow and, finally, the refinement in oak barrels for about 6 months.
TASTING NOTES
Ruby red wine, defined by plum fruity notes harmoniously mingled with vanilla spiced aromas. Full and mellow taste, with slightly bitter aftertaste. Suggested with savoury first courses, meat roasts and cheeses. Serve at 16 – 18° C.
ALCOHOL
13,00 % Vol.
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