SALICE SALENTINO RISERVA CASATO D’ALOJA d.o.c.tech notes

The name of this wine comes from a homonymous city located north of Lecce, in an area dominated by vineyards and olive trees, scattered with the typical “masserie” and ancient patrol towers. The red wine Salice Salentino is made with the grapes Negroamaro (dominant), black Malvasia from Brindisi and black Malvasia from Lecce.

Negroamaro is an ancient grape in the area: cultivations in southern Puglia have focused almost entirely on this variety since the VI century b.c.

The wine produced from it is characterised by diverse hues, from ruby to garnet red. These hues and the black tone of the clusters have given the variety the dialect denomination “nuiru maruE’”, then changed into Negroamaro.

The other two grapes present in Salice Salentino belong to the family of Malvasia, which originated in Greece and later arrived in Puglia from Morea, precisely from the city of Monembasia. Today almost only two varieties are still cultivated: black Malvasia from Lecce and black Malvasia from Brindisi, which have many features in common. The taste difference in the juice of the two Malvasia is due to climatic factors more than hereditary ones.top