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