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Wine Reviews

2004 Leone De Castris Salice Salentino Rosso Riserva Negroamaro Malvasia Nera


2004 Leone De Castris Salice Salentino Rosso Riserva Negroamaro Malvasia Nera   Puglia, Italy
Reviewed January 10, 2009
 
Product #: 597534
Score: 90/100
Price: $19.95
Alcohol: 14%		 Sweetness: Extra Dry
Drink: Now
Winery: Leone De Castris

Tasting note:

Why are Italian wines so popular? This southern Italian red has all the muscle of sun-ripened fruit with the balancing acidity from wine's style: perfect for Mafioso weddings and pizza nights. A blend of 90% Negroamaro and 10% Malvasia Nera grapes. Plenty of black raspberries here along with some notes of opulently textured cherries and spiced vanilla. Robust and layered with a nice finish. Food matches: sichuan beef, pasta in tomato sauce, veal scallopini, lasagna, pizza, pesto sauce.



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