The LEONE DE CASTRIS winery is located north-west of the Salento peninsula, an area with an ancient winemaking tradition. Five Roses, the best known product of the company and the first rosé wine to be bottled and marketed in Italy and immediately exported to the United States. The winery presents a varied range of products: red, white, rosé DOC wines (Salice Salentino, Locorotondo, Copertino, Primitivo di Manduria), interesting IGT Salento and Puglia wines, rosé and white sparkling wines; a brandy and an oil of particular value.
Verdeca grapes express themselves with the characteristic straw yellow and greenish reflections.
Pure Negroamaro of a bright red color.
Wine with an intense purplish color, in which hints of ripe fruit blend perfectly with spicy notes of cloves and licorice.
I Mille is the flagship of our wine tradition: its soft and fragrant notes make the Aleatico blend immediately recognizable, while the briosae essence rich in aromas carries within it the identity of our territory.
Sparkling wine with a white color with golden reflections, very fine and persistent perlage; floral and fruity aroma, fresh and delicate flavor. Recommended as an aperitif especially with seafood dishes.
The Five Roses Anniversario was produced for the first time with the vintage of '93, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Five Roses.
Intense red wine with garnet reflections, obtained from the Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera vines
Wine of an intense red color with purple hues. Intense on the nose with a scent of rose and wild berries that blend in a wonderful aromatic complexity. In the mouth it is naturally sweet, broad and soft.
Donna Lisa Malvasia is produced with 100% Malvasia Bianca grapes, harvested in the first ten days of September.
Brilliant sparkling wine with a light pink “onion veil” color, fine and persistent perlage. The scent is rich and intense with notes of berries and rose petals. The taste is particularly soft and elegant enriched by a pleasant freshness. Perfect as an aperitif and with seafood dishes, also...
Impenetrable ruby red color. On the nose there are intense fruity hints of plum, cherry and cooked fruit, accompanied by a spicy note of cocoa. The taste is powerful and particularly soft and enveloping.
