There is a nice freshness to the Leone de Castris 2017 Salice Salentino Maiana, a bright blend of mostly Negroamaro with a bit of Malvasia Nera di Lecce. The wine doles out plump, red fruit along with blueberry and raw blackberry. Six months in oak provide it with a touch of bitter almond, but the highlight here is bright primary fruit. Pair it with with lasagna or another cheesy pasta. Some 300,000 bottles were produced.

The 2014 Salice Salentino Maiana is the estate's entry-level red wine offered at a rock bottom price. This Salice Salentino is made with 90% Negroamaro and 10% Malvasia Nera di Lecce and sees a brief six-month period in large oak casks. Some 300,000 bottles are produced. The wine is simple and streamlined with a clean succession of primary fruit aromas. Cherry and raspberry give the wine its easy-drinking style. There isn't much depth or complexity, but the wine's genuine freshness is its biggest asset.

Ripe boysenberry and plum fruit is laced with delicate acidity and flavors of fresh earth, ground spice and grilled herbs. Offers pleasant, light grip on the finish. Drink now through 2016. 2,500 cases made, 700 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / South / Puglia / Salice Salentino Select to Add

Bold cherry and dried blackberry are the primary aromas to emerge from the nose of the 2013 Salice Salentino Maiana. The bouquet shows primary fruit with jammy overtones of prune, black plum and raisin. Soft oak tones of spice, cinnamon and clove also shape the aromatic profile and render a feeling of softness and plushness on the palate. Drink this Salice Salentino within the next three years. This is an unbeatable value buy.

This rustic red leads with menthol, tobacco and woodsy spice to the firm plum and wild cherry fruit. Drink now. 2,080 cases made.??–NW??Region: Italy / South / Puglia / Salice Salentino Select to Add