Rome meets Salice Salentino DOP: the photos of the event

Dec 21 2022, 12:36 | by Gambero Rosso
A large tasting was held at Palazzo Brancaccio starring Consorzio di Tutela Vini D.O.P. Salice Salentino. While tasting red and rosé wines it was possible to discover and appreciate the many nuances of one of the most interesting denominations in Italy.

Salice Salentino DOP: the tasting

Huge success on December, 12 at Palazzo Brancaccio in Rome, where the first of a series of tasting events was organised by Gambero Rosso with Consorzio di Tutela Vini D.O.P. Salice Salentino as the protagonist. The seminar intended for operators in the sector and dedicated to "Discovering the Salice Salentino" was followed by the Wine Tasting that was also open to the public. Participants, among the tasting tables of the Consortium's cellars, were able to independently carry out a journey among some of the best expressions of the denomination. Marco Pagano, Vice President of the Consortium, was present at the event. The gastronomic proposal of the evening was curated by Max Mariola, celebrity Chef of Gambero Rosso Channel, with a menu that included battered cod fillet; Amatriciana pasta; Roman-style involtini with mashed potatoes paired with red and rosé labels of Salice Salentino D.O.P.


Photo by Francesco Vignali

Salice Salentino DOP: the wines

The vines, often over forty years old, are cultivated with the traditional Salento style alberello training system, enhancing the traditional grapes of the area: Negroamaro and Malvasia nera first of all. These are representative and complementary grapes, which have always elegantly played off each other in Salento. Negroamaro may have arrived in Salento as early as the 7th century BCE. It is a late ripening grape, a vine of generous production. The resulting wine boasts a beautiful purplish-ruby red colour, high acidity and rich in tannins, and is also suitable for long ageing. Malvasia nera, present in almost all the denominations of red and rosé DOC wines of Salento, as in Salice Salentino, is traditionally associated with Negroamaro. It brings colour, alcohol content and a touch of soft fruity fleshiness to the blend which smooths out the luxuriant tannins and austere attitude of Negroamaro, as well as giving the resulting wine greater balance, especially when young.

The white is generally made with chardonnay (produced in the types Chardonnay, Fiano and Pinot Bianco); the Rosato, made with Negroamaro and Malvasia nera, with the possibility, however, of producing the Rosato Negroamaro if this grape represents at least 90% of the blend. The protagonists remain Salice Salentino Rosso (75% Negroamaro) and Rosso Riserva. And finally a sweet wine of ancient tradition: Salice Salentino Aleatico.

Le cantine e i vini in degustazione

  • CANTINA COOPERATIVA SALICE SALENTINO - SALICE SALENTINO NEGROAMARO ROSSO TERRE NEURE '19
  • FEUDI DI GUAGNANO - SALICE SALENTINO NEGROAMARO ROSATO ROSARÒ '21 | SALICE SALENTINO NEGROAMARO CUPONE RIS. '19
  • CANTINE COSIMO TAURINO - SALICE SALENTINO ROSSO COSIMO TAURINO RIS. '11
  • APOLLONIO VINI - SALICE SALENTINO ROSSO MANI DEL SUD '20
  • LEONE DE CASTRIS - SALICE SALENTINO PER LUI RIS. '17 | SALICE SALENTINO DONNA LISA RIS. '17 | SALICE SALENTINO NEGROAMARO BRUT FIVE ROSES METODO CLASSICO ROSÉ
  • CANTINE MENHIR - SALICE SALENTINO MENHIR '20 | SALICE SALENTINO MENHIR RIS. '19
  • CONTI ZECCA - SALICE SALENTINO CANTALUPI RIS. '19 | SALICE SALENTINO ROSSO CANTALUPI '21
  • CANTINA SAN DONACI - SALICE SALENTINO ROSATO ANTICAIA '21 | SALICE SALENTINO ANTICAIA RIS. '18
  • LE VIGNE DI SAMMARCO - SALICE SALENTINO SALICALE RIS. '16 | SALICE SALENTINO ORMANERA RIS. '16
  • CANTINE CANDIDO WINES - SALICE SALENTINO ROSATO LE POZZELLE '21 | SALICE SALENTINO ROSSO IMMENSUM RIS. '19
  • VINICOLA PALAMÀ - SALICE SALENTINO ROSSO ALBAROSSA '20
  • VINICOLA MEDITERRANEA - SALICE SALENTINO ROSSO IL GRANDUCA RIS. '18 | SALICE SALENTINO ROSSO IL BARONE '21
  • CASTELLO MONACI - SALICE SALENTNO ROSSO AIACE RIS. '19 | SALICE SALENTINO LIANTE '21
  • VIGNETI REALE - SALICE SALENTINO SANTA CROCE RIS. '18
  • CANTINE SERIO - SALICE SALENTINO ROSSO NARRANTE '20
  • CANTINE DE FALCO - SALICE SALENTINO FALCO NERO RIS. '17 | SALICE SALENTINO NEGROAMARO ROSSO SALORE '19
  • CANTINA SAN PACRAZIO SALENTINO - SALICE SALENTINO NEGROAMARO ROSATO ROSALBORE '21 | SALICE SALENTINO ROSSO RIVO DI LIANDRO RIS. '18
  • CANTINA VECCHIA TORRE DI LEVERANO - SALICE SALENTINO RIS. '16 | SALICE SALENTINO ROSSO
  • CANTINE PAOLOLEO - SALICE SALENTINO '19 | SALICE SALENTINO RIS. '16
  • AGRICOLE VALLONE - SALICE SALENTINO ROSSO VERETRO RIS. '19
  • CANTINE DUE PALME - SALICE SALENTINO ROSSO SELVAROSSA RIS. '18
  • CANTINA SAN PIETRANA - SALICE SALENTINO ROSSO LE MONACHE RIS. '15

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PROGRAMMA DI RIGENERAZIONE ECONOMICA, SOCIALE E AMBIENTALE DEL TERRITORIO JONICO – SALENTINO COLPITO DA XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA, RADICI VIRTUOSE”, FINANAZIATA A VALERE SULL’AVVISO MIPAAF N.10900 DEL 17.02.2020 “CONTRATTI DI DISTRETTO XYLELLA

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