Salento
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AglianicoAléaticoBarbera N. (Barbera Nera)Bianco Di AlessanoPagadebiti (Bombino Bianco)Bombino Nero N. (Bombino Nero)Cabernet-FrancCabernet-SauvignonChardonnayFalanghina B. (Falanghina Flegrea)FianoFrancavilla (Zlatarica Vrgorska)Greco (Greco Bianco Di Tufo)Greco Bianco B. (Greco Bianco Di Tufo)Manzoni Bianco B. (Manzoni Bianco)Lacrima N. (Lacrima)Lambrusco Marani N. (Lambrusco Marani)Lambrusco Maestri N. (Lambrusco Maestri)CotMalvasía (Malvasia Dubrovacka)Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi N. (Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi)MerlotMoscatello Selvatico B. (Moscatello Selvatico)Muscat À Petits Grains BlancsNegro Amaro N. (Negro Amaro)Notardomenico N. (Notardomenico)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Piedirosso N. (Piedirosso)Pinot BlancPinot GrisPinot NoirPrimitivoRiesling Italico B. (Welschriesling)Riesling (Riesling Weiss)SangioveseSauvignonSemillonSusumaniello N. (Susumaniello)Sylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahUva Di Troia N. (Uva Di Troia)Verdeca B. (Lagorthi)Verdicchio Bianco B. (Verdicchio Bianco)
Terroir
Natural factors
- Mediterranean climate with winter minima of 6–7 °C, summer maxima of 25–26 °C, and approximately 650 mm of annual rainfall, concentrated in winter.
- Salentine Peninsula: calcareous and calcareous-dolomitic ridges (serre salentine) alternating with near-flat surfaces between Lecce and Brindisi.
- Deep clay-loam soils to the west, sandy clay-loam soils in the Brindisi area; very shallow coastal soils (bedrock at 25–50 cm), restricting root penetration.
Human factors
- Low-trained, high-density vine cultivation to promote more pronounced organoleptic characteristics compared with sprawling training systems.
Product characteristics
- Low-trained, high-density vine cultivation: encourages low yield per vine and more concentrated organoleptic characteristics.
Terroir / wine link
- Deep clay-loam soils to the west, sandy and shallow soils toward the coast: restrict root penetration and concentrate production.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0602
- Official trade body site — Consorzio di Tutela Vini DOP Salice Salentino