2012 Salice Salentino Riserva, Feudo Paolo Leo, Puglia
"It's remarkably well priced for the time and effort that goes into it and is crammed with dark, brooding wild berry/sour cherry fruit, spice and elegant tannin. Richly concentrated, it's the perfect foil to rib of beef" - Jonathan Ray, The Spectator Magazine.
Robin James, one of our Wine Experts here at Mr.Wheeler, shares his thoughts on this special wine...
Every so often I am reminded of a wine that has really blown me away, yet for one reason or another Ive forgotten about, and Paolo Leos Salice Salentino is definitely one of them. Produced from 80% Negromaro and 20% of the lesser known Malvasia Nera local varieties, Paolos Salentino is a big, dark textured wine which is just brimming with the wonderful flavours of the Med.
Black cherry and vanilla on the nose leads on to a palate of rich dark stewed fruit and spice making it the perfect accompaniment to highly flavoured comforting meat dishes. Paolo Leo is a family producer dating back to the turn of the 20th Century who beautifully manages to combine the traditional methods of growing, manually harvesting free standing bush vines with more modern techniques in the winery to create a wine that is both as natural and as pleasurable as possible, and in this they certainly succeed.
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Where possible, we will use the existing packaging the wine is shipped to us in from the producer. If we feel this is unfit, we will re-pack in a Mr.Wheeler branded, recyclable cardboard carton.
Inevitably there will be the occasional breakage upon transit. If your wine doesn’t arrive in perfect condition, please contact our sales team on 01206 713560 or [email protected] and we will be very happy to arrange a suitable solution or straight replacement.
We are able to deliver to most countries worldwide. Please contact the sales team on 01206 713560 or email [email protected] to obtain a quote.
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