Salento
The sun-baked heel of Italy, home of Negroamaro and Primitivo — WineFortune tracks one still red IGT wine here
- Producers
- 1
- Wines tracked
- 1
- Median 1y
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- In our shop
- 0
Salento is the peninsula at the southern tip of Puglia, the heel of Italy, flanked by the Adriatic and Ionian seas. WineFortune currently tracks one wine from this sub-region, made by a single producer, Tormaresca.
The area is best known for its native red grapes. Negroamaro gives dark, savoury wines with a bitter-edged finish, while Primitivo produces ripe, generously fruited reds; Malvasia Nera often plays a supporting role. The flat, sun-drenched landscape and warm Mediterranean climate, tempered by sea breezes from both coasts, shape a full-bodied, still red style.
The wine WineFortune tracks here carries the IGT designation, the Italian geographic indication that allows producers freedom beyond the stricter DOC rules. No WineFortune index median is published for Salento yet: the index is built from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days, and this hub does not currently have enough activity to show a figure per 75 cl bottle.
Facts
- Location
- Southern Puglia, the heel of Italy, between the Adriatic and Ionian seas
- Key grapes
- Negroamaro, Primitivo, Malvasia Nera
- Style tracked
- Still red
- Designation
- IGT
- Climate
- Warm Mediterranean, moderated by sea breezes from two coasts
- Producers tracked
- One — Tormaresca
Producers
By the 90-day WineFortune index medianMedians are the 90-day WineFortune index per 75cl, ex VAT, built from WineFortune trades and listings. Wines without a trade or listing are tracked but not indexed.
Wines from Salento
Questions
What is Salento known for in wine?
Salento is the peninsula forming the heel of Italy, at the southern end of Puglia. It is best known for still red wines from native grapes, above all Negroamaro and Primitivo, grown on flat, sun-drenched land between two seas. The warm Mediterranean climate, cooled by coastal breezes, favours full-bodied, ripe reds.
What does WineFortune track in Salento?
WineFortune currently tracks one wine from Salento, a still red with the IGT designation, made by the producer Tormaresca. No further wines from the sub-region are tracked at present.
Is there a WineFortune index price for Salento?
Not yet. The WineFortune index median is calculated per 75 cl bottle from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days. Salento does not currently have enough activity on the platform for a median to be published.
What does the IGT designation mean?
IGT stands for Indicazione Geografica Tipica, an Italian geographic indication. It ties a wine to a defined area while giving producers more freedom in grape choice and winemaking than the stricter DOC and DOCG categories. The Salento wine WineFortune tracks carries this designation.