RuvidaMente
The name of the wine is that of a small community situated to the north of Lecce in an area of vineyards and olive orchards with scattered farmhouses and ancient
watchtowers.
Salice Salentino, in red and rosé versions, is made from Negro Amaro, for the most part, and Malvasia Nera di Brindisi and Malvasia Nera
di Lecce.
The vineyards of the southern part of Apulia have been planted almost exclusively in Negro Amaro since the 6th century BC.
The wine obtained from Negro Amaro ranges in shading from ruby to garnet red and its flavor features a pleasantly bitterish vein. Because of those constant
characteristics and the black hue of the clusters, the variety was called niuru maru in the local dialect. The name was gradually transformed into Negro Amaro.
In the Salento nearly two centuries ago, another variety known as Negro Dolce was also widely cultivated. Its characteristics were exactly the opposite of
Negro Amaro’s.
The other varieties belong to the family of the Malvasias, of Greek origin. They arrived in Apulia from the Peloponissos and, particularly, the town of
Monemvasia. Today, two types are widely cultivated, the Malvasia Nera di Lecce and the Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, and they have many characteristics in common. The difference in
the flavor of the two Malvasias’ musts is due more to soil and climatic conditions than to heredity.
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