Leone de Castris
Salice Salentino · Lecce (LE)
Established
1665
Duke Oronzo, of the family of the Counts of Lemos
Yearly production
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Location
Salice Salentino
Lecce (LE) · Puglia
Vineyard area
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Extensive vineyards around Salice Salentino in the heart of the Salento, planted to the peninsula's native reds, Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera, and Primitivo.
Appellations
Salice Salentino DOCSalento IGT
History
Leone de Castris is one of Salento's historic estates, with roots at Salice Salentino going back to 1665. Its place in Italian wine history was sealed in 1943 with Five Roses, the first rosé ever bottled and sold in Italy, created from Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera when an American general requested a large supply of rosé with an American-sounding name. The estate remains a benchmark for Salice Salentino and Salento rosato.
Wines
Illustrative selectionFive Roses
Salice Salentino Riserva
Il Medaglione Primitivo
Donna Lisa Salice Salentino Riserva
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Grapes of these appellations
- Negroamaro
- Malvasia Nera
- Aleatico
- Primitivo
- Chardonnay
- Fiano
- Pinot Bianco
- Nero di Troia
- Bombino Bianco
- Bombino Nero
- Malvasia Bianca
- Aglianico
- Sangiovese
- Trebbiano Toscano
Who else makes these wines
- Salice Salentino DOC33 others
- Salento IGT44 others
Producers near Salice Salentino
- Azienda Agricola Casilli
- Castello Monaci
- Natalino del Prete
- Agricole ValloneLecce
- Alessandro BonsegnaNardò
- ApollonioMonteroni di Lecce
- Attanasio CarloCarmiano
- Azienda MonaciCopertino