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Salice Salentino Riserva, Vallone 2021

Red Wine from Italy - S Italy and Islands

10 Reviews

Made along the heel of Italy in sea-cooled but sunny Puglia, this old-vine negromaro is generous and soft, with blackcurrant and plum flavours. There's a little mocha and a sweeter finish point , with well judged ageing in large old oak barrels really enhancing the overall quality.

£9.50 Bottle

£57.00 Case of 6

In Stock

75cl 150cl

Code: IT40611

Wine characteristics

Red Wine
Medium-bodied
Negroamaro
75cl
Now to 2028
13.5% Alcohol
oak used but not v. noticeable
Cork, diam

Agricole Vallone

Basking in the balmy, Adriatic-cooled microlimate of the Salento peninsula in Puglia, on Italy’s heel, Agricole Vallone is a large, multi-tasking agricultural concern, with 170 hectares of vines interspersed with other crops, mostly olive trees, artichokes and vegetables. It was founded in 1934, but like others at the time, sold grapes to the local co-operative. It was only in the late 1990s that it began bottling its own wines, but it quickly made its name with its flagship wine, Graticciaia, a partially barrel-aged red made largely from negromaro grapes dried on mats (graticci) in the Autumn sunshine. Designated IGT Salento, this is a very special wine with powerful, concentrated flavours that ages beautifully. For more informal drinking, DOC Brindisi Rosso and its rosato equivalent from the Flaminio estate are hugely popular with members.

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Vallone is another well-established family run winery in Puglia and this Riserva comes from the heart of the Salice Salentino DOC region. Nothing but local Megroamaro grapes go into this fruity red full...

Vallone is another well-established family run winery in Puglia and this Riserva comes from the heart of the Salice Salentino DOC region. Nothing but local Megroamaro grapes go into this fruity red full of southern sunshine. With dark berry fruit on the nose, it is rich and slightly woody, thanks to a little time on oak. Great value and fruit-laden with velvet texture, drink now or save for later.

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Amanda Robinson

Tuesday 2nd Jul 2024