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Leone de Castris Five Roses Rosato Salento IGT 2023

Leone de Castris Five Roses Rosato Salento IGT 2023

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Grapefruit Mineral Peach Spice Strawberry

Fried anchovies, or octopus and potato salad still warm. Negroamaro from vines averaging twenty years, poured cold — dry, strawberry, a little salty.

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THE STORY

About this wine

Dry, crisp rosato from Salento in Puglia — 90% Negroamaro and 10% Malvasia Nera di Lecce, bright pink in the glass, strawberry and peach on the nose, juicy red fruit over fresh acidity and a saline undercurrent.

Five Roses is historically recognized as Italy’s first rosé wine bottled in Italy, produced since 1943. The name refers to the de Castris family crest, associated with five roses and five children in each generation. The 2023 bottling is a Salento IGT rosato from Leone de Castris in Salice Salentino, Puglia.

Worth knowing

Five Roses was the first rosé bottled in Italy — 1943, and it has been made ever since.

Blend

  • Negroamaro 90%
  • Malvasia Nera di Lecce 10%

CHARACTERISTICS AND TASTING TIPS OF THE Leone de Castris Five Roses Rosato Salento IGT 2023

Tasting

Color: Bright pink-red, brilliant and crystalline, with the hue sitting somewhere between peach blossom and cherry.
Nose: Delicate rather than loud — redcurrant and rose hip lead, then wild berries and strawberry, peach and candied melon underneath, with a subtle floral and herbal edge emerging.
Palate: Dry and crisp on entry, with a dense red-fruit core that stays juicy through the middle. Tactile mineral notes and salt run underneath, and pink grapefruit and blood-orange freshness carry it into a clean, delicately textured finish.

Pairs Beautifully With

A must try with Fresh seafood and shellfish
A must try with Risotto
A must try with Frisa salentina

SEE DETAILS

Vineyards and traditional trulli in the Itria Valley, Puglia, Italy
ITALY, PUGLIA —…
Country
Italy
Region
Puglia — Salento, Salice Salentino
Color
Rosé
Grape Varieties
Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera di Lecce
Alcohol
12.5
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Available