Salice Salentino Riserva 'Selvarossa' Due Palme 2021
ll Selvarossa Riserva Due Palme is a red wine from Salento based on Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera that ages in barrique for 9 months. The olfactory panorama is tinged with dark tones of black spices, black fruits in jam, and cocoa, wrapped in notes of Mediterranean scrub and vanilla. The tasting is broad and powerful, warm and deep, supported by intense and sweet tannins that accompany a finish of very long persistence
"Selvarossa" is one of the great classics of the Due Palme winery, with which the estate manages to reach the top of the main industry guides every year. It is a Salice Salentino Reserve with a strong and decisive character, made from dried Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera grapes, rich in aromas and concentrated in flavors. A Puglian red wine that captivates the palate from the first sip with its enveloping and smooth nature, and once tasted, it will confirm the value of this winery, which now more than ever looks to the future with optimism and a desire to challenge itself. The Salento winery has been following the path of sustainability for years, taking care of the environment and respecting the ecosystem. Thus, with commitment, passion, and sacrifice, it has fully established itself among the most representative producers in the entire south. Selvarossa is an example of this because, in addition to being a bottle that encapsulates the entire company creed, it represents that magnificent wild land kissed by the sea and the scorching southern sun.
The Salice Salentino Reserve combines in a blend the Negroamaro with 15% Malvasia Nera. Both grape varieties grow in vineyards with an average age of about 50 years, trained in bush form with very low yields, never exceeding 50 quintals per hectare. The grapes, carefully selected during the harvest, are picked dried, and once in the winery, they macerate for 14 days, fermenting alcoholically in 500-hectoliter rotary fermenters. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barriques, where the wine then ages for 9 months before being bottled.
Due Palme "Selvarossa" is a Salice Salentino Reserve that in the glass reveals an intense ruby red color. The nose is a continuous march of different aromas, where from spirit-soaked fruit it moves to sweet spices, also crossing more Mediterranean notes. On the palate, it is very energetic and warm, with a well-orchestrated sip thanks to integrated tannins and a noticeable acidic backbone. The sip is thus balanced, where velvet against strength and freshness against softness engage in an arm wrestling match without winners.The Due Palme winery reaches with this "Selvarossa" one of the qualitative peaks of its entire production, as evidenced by the scores that, year after year, confirm this red wine as one of the most important in all of Puglia.