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House icon ▸Italy▸Puglia▸Salento

Salento IGP

The regional appellation of Salento covers a lot of winemaking in Puglia. Its rules permit the use of a host of different grape varieties, of which Negroamaro and Primitivo are the most popular.

Vinorandum rated wines from Salento IGP


Salento IGP Negroamaro Rosato
Salento IGP Negroamaro Rosato
Cantele, Puglia, Italy
2018
Negroamaro (100%)
“Deep colour. A structured rosato designed for food partnerships. A nose of strawberry and raspberry with a slight note of exotic stone fruit. Quite complex. Some mineral character integrated with fresh, racy acidity. The finish is reasonable; certainly refreshing and good value.”
88 Paul Caputo
Salento IGP “Torre Testa” Susumaniello
Salento IGP “Torre Testa” Susumaniello
Azienda Agricola Tenute Rubino, Puglia, Italy
2018
Susumaniello (100%)
“Produced in a clean, fruit forward style with fermentation in stainless steel. Some subtle fruit notes of red berry - raspberry and cranberry - alongside some pomegranate and fresh cherry notes on the nose. Malolactic imparts a smoothness but plenty of freshness remains. This is a simple, but well balanced rosato with good food pairing potential, particularly with local dishes such as carpaccio di tonno or frutti di mare.”
88 Paul Caputo
Salento IGP “Jonico” Negroamaro
Salento IGP “Jonico” Negroamaro
Cantina Fiorentino, Puglia, Italy
2020 2019
Negroamaro (100%)
“Ripe nose of cherry fruit, potpourri, clove, some smoke and vanilla. Elegant mouthfeel, some notes of dried berry fruit, violets, with moderate depth, tannin and acidity. Good quality organic wine with admirable length and complexity.”
89 Paul Caputo
Salento IGP “Patriglione” Negroamaro
Salento IGP “Patriglione” Negroamaro
Cantine Cosimo Taurino, Puglia, Italy
2011
Negroamaro (100%)
“Grapes are left to hang on the vine for a while longer. The result is a rich wine with concentrated notes of black fruit. Big style, but well made nevertheless. Explosive, full of ripe fruit, sweet spice and the trappings of extended oak ageing. Tasting it eight years down the road there are some tertiary notes of earthy mushroom coming through but this is still very fresh. Lots of acidity and tannin to protect it for another decade (or two). Finishes dry, with a note of mint riding a wave of warm alcohol. A bit on the ‘ripe’ side for me personally, but still a very impressive wine and a fine advert for the region.”
90 Paul Caputo
Salento IGP Negroamaro
Salento IGP Negroamaro
Cantele, Puglia, Italy
2017
Negroamaro (100%)
“Another great value Negroamaro wine. Lots of bramble fruit and underbrush on the nose. Wild blackberry, raspberry and a subtle note of blueberry set the tone. On the palate this is soft and round but freshened up with the variety’s typical acidity. Finishes with a little black pepper grip.”
88 Paul Caputo
Salento IGP Negroamaro
Salento IGP Negroamaro
Cantine de Falco, Puglia, Italy
2020 2018
Negroamaro (100%)
“Good value Negroamaro. Simple, but well balanced and well made. Clean, fruit-driven style aiming to show varietal character. A little touch of cherry and clove on the finish.”
86 Paul Caputo
Salento IGP “Nero di Velluto”
Salento IGP “Nero di Velluto”
Feudi di Guagnano, Puglia, Italy
2013 2012
Negroamaro (100%)
“Intense black fruit on the nose alongside perfumes of cherry and freshly cut violet. A touch of ‘asspassimento’ in the vinification process leads to a rich, velvety palate, while vines planted in 1935 almost certainly offer additional fruit concentration. Well structured with uplifting acidity, this is one of the great wines of Salento - complex notes of black pepper and sweet spice characterise a long, luscious finish.”
90 Paul Caputo
Salento IGP “Rosarò” Negroamaro
Salento IGP “Rosarò” Negroamaro
Feudi di Guagnano, Puglia, Italy
2018
Negroamaro (100%)
“One of Salento’s best rosato wines. An attractive, fruity nose of ripe strawberry merges with scents of wild coastal scrub. The palate is full and round but held together by impressive, integrated acidity. Decent finish and somewhat ageworthy.”
88 Paul Caputo
Salento IGP “Dieci Anni” Malvasia Nera
Salento IGP “Dieci Anni” Malvasia Nera
Feudi di Guagnano, Puglia, Italy
2017
Malvasia Nera (100%)
“Earthy nose set in layers of black berry fruit; the palate is soft and fleshy wine, well balanced balanced and extremely fun. Fresh, simple, but very attractive. A nice advert for the variety.”
88 Paul Caputo
Salento IGP “Nivvro” Primitivo
Salento IGP “Nivvro” Primitivo
Cantina Fiorentino, Puglia, Italy
2020
Primitivo (100%)
“Rather luscious aromas of inky black fruit compote. Waves of morello cherry and dried flowers lap up against each other. The earthy tones so characteristic of Primitivo are present, but engulfed in the sweet vanilla impact of 12 months in barrel. Beautiful depth and weight on the palate, delivering notes of chocolate, cloves and tobacco. A ripe, heavy wine with a strong note of alcohol on the finish. Will be interesting to watch this develop.”
90 Paul Caputo

Other wines from Salento IGP


Salento IGP “Piromàfo” Negroamaro
Salento IGP “Piromàfo” Negroamaro
Cantina Fiorentino, Puglia, Italy
2016
Negroamaro (100%)
Salento IGP
Salento IGP
Vallone, Puglia, Italy
2015
Primitivo (100%)
Salento IGP “Terragnolo” Negroamaro
Salento IGP “Terragnolo” Negroamaro
Apollonio Vini, Puglia, Italy
2012
Negroamaro (100%)
Salento IGP “Luminosia” Chardonnay
Salento IGP “Luminosia” Chardonnay
Candido, Puglia, Italy
2018
Chardonnay (100%)
Salento IGP “Vindoro” Negroamaro
Salento IGP “Vindoro” Negroamaro
Cantine San Marzano, Puglia, Italy
2016
Negroamaro (100%)
Salento IGP “Girofle Controcorrente” Negroamaro
Salento IGP “Girofle Controcorrente” Negroamaro
Severino Garofano, Puglia, Italy
2013
Negroamaro (100%)
Salento IGP “Duca d’Aragona”
Salento IGP “Duca d’Aragona”
Candido, Puglia, Italy
2015
Negroamaro (80%)Montepulciano (20%)
Salento IGP “Per Lui” Susumaniello
Salento IGP “Per Lui” Susumaniello
Leone De Castris, Puglia, Italy
2017
Susumaniello (100%)
Salento IGP “Terragnolo” Primitivo
Salento IGP “Terragnolo” Primitivo
Apollonio Vini, Puglia, Italy
2013
Primitivo (100%)
Salento IGP “Le Briciole” Passito
Salento IGP “Le Briciole” Passito
Severino Garofano, Puglia, Italy
2014
ChardonnayMalvasia Bianca
Salento IGP “Norie” Negroamaro
Salento IGP “Norie” Negroamaro
Vigneti Reale, Puglia, Italy
2017
Negroamaro (100%)
Salento IGP “Maiana” Verdeca
Salento IGP “Maiana” Verdeca
Leone De Castris, Puglia, Italy
2018
Verdeca (100%)
Salento IGP “Fulgeo” Negroamaro
Salento IGP “Fulgeo” Negroamaro
Cantina San Donaci, Puglia, Italy
2016
Negroamaro (100%)
Salento IGP “Rohesia”
Salento IGP “Rohesia”
Cantele, Puglia, Italy
2018

Featured producers from Salento IGP

Azienda Vinicola Rivera
Puglia, Italy

Rivera is one of the key names associated with quality winemaking in Puglia. For decades the estate has been a pioneer of the Nero di Troia grape and its role in the Castel del Monte appellation.

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Vinicola Palamà
Puglia, Italy

Vinicola Palamà has a big reputation in the Salento area of Puglia for producing high quality rosato wines.

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Apollonio Vini
Puglia, Italy

One of the oldest wineries in Italy, Apollonio produces a range of excellent wines from Puglia. While the focus is on the traditional grapes of Salento, the winery is also helping to lead a campaign to showcase Copertino as a premium wine producing appellation.

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Candido
Puglia, Italy

The historic Azienda Vitivinicola Francesco Candido is known for the production of Salice Salentino, notably the estate’s flagship ‘Duca d’Aragona’.

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Paolo Leo
Puglia, Italy

Producing around four million bottles a year, Paolo Leo is one of the bigger players in the Salento area of Puglia. That being said, the company produce some excellent value wines, particularly in the DOCs of Primitivo di Manduria and Salice Salentino.

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Cantina Fiorentino
Puglia, Italy

Cantina Fiorentino is a quality focussed producer in the Salento area of Puglia. In 2016 Cantina Fiorentino acquired Luigi Vallone’s historic Valle Dell’Asso winery. Today the estate focusses on Negroamaro and Primitivo.

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Michele Calò
Puglia, Italy

Michele Calò produces a number of varietal wines in the Salento area of Puglia.

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Severino Garofano
Puglia, Italy

Based in Copertino, Severino Garofano produces wines from the Negroamaro grape.

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Cantina San Donaci
Puglia, Italy

Cantina San Donaci is co-operative cellar based in the village of San Donaci in Salento.

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Tormaresca
Puglia, Italy

Tormaresca is the Antinori group’s Southern Italian wine estate located in the heart of Puglia. Here they produce the typical varieties of the region, including the highly accalimed Nero di Lupo from the Aglianico grape.

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Cantele
Puglia, Italy

The Cantele winery produces fruit driven wines from Negroamaro in Salento.

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Leone De Castris
Puglia, Italy

The historic Leone De Castris winery pioneered the Negroamaro Rosato style with their Five Roses wine. Today this large winery produces a range of varietal wines throughout Puglia.

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