Rose Wine: 2018 | Leone de Castris | Five Roses Rosato Salento

Peachy pink in color, this iconic Apulian rosato starts off with a delicate nose of apricot, grapefruit and watermelon. The palate boasts rounded flavors of juicy red berry and flowers, framed by a gentle slick of tannins.

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Producer: Leone de Castris

Vintage: 2018

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12.5%

Varietal: Malvasia Nera, Negroamaro

Country/Region: Italy, Apulia

Peachy pink in color, this iconic Apulian rosato starts off with a delicate nose of apricot, grapefruit and watermelon. The palate boasts rounded flavors of juicy red berry and flowers, framed by a gentle slick of tannins.

Producer Information

Leone de Castris is a wine producer in based in Salice Salentino, in the Puglia region of southern Italy. Red wines based on Negroamaro from its home DOCG are unsurprisingly the flagship products, along with a Primitivo di Manduria and the pioneering Five Roses ros. However a wide range of wines are made, under numerous subsidiary brands. Other red grapes include Syrah, Susumaniello and Malvasia Nera. White grape varieties include Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Fiano, Verdeca and Malvasia Bianca. The company farms around 175 hectares (432 acres) of vineyards, spread across around 14 properties in the provinces of Lecce, Brindisi, Bari and Taranto. Some of these farms have been owned by the family for centuries. The company dates back to 1665, when Duke Oronzo, Earl of Lemos the nephew of the Spanish Viceroy in Italy sold his properties at home and planted vines, olive trees and wheat on several Salento acquisitions. In the early 19th Century the company was already shipping bulk wine to the United States, Germany and France. The company began bottling its own wine in 1925. This long history is celebrated in a public wine museum on the first floor of the winery. Leone de Castris also claims the distinction of producing the first ros wine made in Italy. The Negroamaro dominated Five Roses cuve was first made in 1943 and is still a key part of the portfolio today.