At the Meliá Hotel in Milan, on Monday, December 11, 2023, a grand tasting event took place in collaboration with the Consortium for the Protection of Salice Salentino D.O.P. Wines, dedicated to the various expressions of Salice Salentino D.O.P. This denomination, now globally recognized, stands as one of the most significant in the oenology of Apulia.
The photos of the tasting event
Here are the most significant moments of the event captured by Francesco Vignali.
During the Wine Tasting, a carefully selected audience composed of enthusiasts and industry professionals had the opportunity to independently explore a path among the tasting booths of the Consortium's wineries, discovering some of the finest expressions of the denomination. The tasting was preceded by a seminar led by Giuseppe Carrus, curator of the Gambero Rosso Vini d’Italia guide, reserved for industry operators and press, showcasing 10 types of Salice Salentino D.O.P.
The Food Proposal
Throughout the evening, attendees enjoyed gastronomic offerings crafted by Marco Brioschi, resident chef of the Gambero Rosso Academy, paired with various expressions of Salice Salentino D.O.P.: Milanese-style supplì, ossobuco with lime mayonnaise, garlic, oil, chili, and turnip tops orecchiette pasta, and braised bread meatballs.
The wines featured in the tasting
1) Cantine Serio
- Salice Salentino Rosso Narrante 2021
2) Apollonio
- Salice Salentino Bianco Mani del Sud 2021
- Salice Salentino Rosso Mani del Sud 2021
3) Cantine Santa Barbara
- Salice Salentino Rosso Santa Barbara 2020
- Salice Salentino Rosso Capirussu 2020
4) Masseria Borgo dei Trulli
- Salice Salentino Rosso
- Salice Salentino Rosso Riserva
5) Candido
- Salice Salentino Rosato Le Pozzelle 2022
- Salice Salentino Rosso La carta Riserva 2020
- Salice Salentino Rosso Immensum Riserva 2020
- Salice Salentino Aleatico Dolce 2019
6) Cantine Paolo Leo
- Salice Salentino Rosso 2020
- Salice Salentino Rosso Riserva 2017
- Salice Salentino Rosso Nerimatti Riserva 2014
7) Vinicola Mediterranea
- Salice Salentino Rosso Il Barone 2021
8) Menhir Salento
- Salice Salentino Rosso 2021
- Salice Salentino Rosso Riserva 2020
9) Conti Zecca
- Salice Salentino Rosso Cantalupi Riserva 2020
10) Leone De Castris
- Salice Salentino Negroamaro Rosso 50° Vendemmia Riserva 2019
- Salice Salentino Rosé Brut M. Cl. Five Roses 2020
- Salice Salentino Negroamaro Rosso Donna Lisa Riserva 2019
- Salice Salentino Negroamaro Rosso Maiana 2021
11) Claudio Quarta Vignaiolo
- Salice Salentino Rosso Moros Riserva 2018
12) Vigneti Reale
- Salice Salentino Rosso Santa Croce Ris. 2018
13) Cantina Vecchia Torre
- Salice Salentino Rosso
- Salice Salentino Rosso Riserva
14) Castello Monaci
- Salice Salentino Rosso Liante 2021
- Salice Salentino Rosso Aiace Riserva 2020
15) Cantine Due Palme
- Salice Salentino Rosso Montecoco
- Salice Salentino Rosso Selvarossa Riserva
16) Agricole Vallone
- Salice Salentino Rosso Vereto Riserva 2020
17) Cantine Cosimo Taurino
- Salice Salentino Rosso Riserva 2015
18) Vinicola Palamà
- Salice Salentino Rosso Albarossa 2021
19) Le Vigne di Sammarco
- Salice Salentino Rosso Ormanera Riserva 2016
20) Cantine San Pancrazio
- Salice Salentino Rosso Rivo di Liandro Riserva 2018
- Salice Salentino Negroamaro Rosso Passione d’Italia Riserva 2017
- Salice Salentino Rosato Rosalbòre 2022
21) Cantina San Donaci
- Salice Salentino Rosato Anticaia 2022
- Salice Salentino Rosso Anticaia 2019
- Salice Salentino Rosso Anticaia Riserva 2018
22) Cantine De Falco
- Salice Salentino Rosato Stelle di Lorenzo 2022
- Salice Salentino Negroamaro Rosso Salore 2021
- Salice Salentino Rosso Falco Nero Riserva 2019
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