2009 Epicuro Salice Salentine Riserva
Some of you might remember that I wrote a quite fond review for this wine’s 2007 Riserva, if you don’t you can find it here. It is available at Trader Joe’s for $5.99. Let me just repost some of the information on Salice Salentino from my previous post:
“Salice Salentino is a red wine from Southern Italy and has had DOC (denominanzione di origine controllata) status since 1976. The village it is named after is in the heel of the Italian boot. The main grape in a salice salentino is negroamaro, which is generally described as a rustic and earthy grape.
This red has 80% negroamaro and 20% malvasia nera in it. It has 13% ABV.”
The wine poured in a dark, blackberry red into the glass. On the nose, I initially got some floral notes, possibly violets, then some mint. The wine smelled very”fresh”, not sure how else to describe it, with hints of acidity. On the palate the first impression was very spicy and floral. It had a medium bodied mouth-feel to it and the fruit I noticed was strawberry. There was a nice acidity in this wine that kept it fresh. The finish was herbal and tangy with some leather notes, and of medium length. It was a tad too acidic for my taste, but all in all a pretty decent and interesting red.
This 2009 vintage tasted significantly different from the 2007 vintage. It lacked the depth that I seem to remember (probably because I don’t get much leather and tobacco in this one), but it was still an enjoyable wine. I also am never quite sure whether I remember wines that I liked in the past more fondly than they actually were…but that is another story.The acidity is definitely more prominent and the wine seems lighter and fresher in total. I am pretty certain I will buy this one again.
the winegetter 
Can I get the vine in Denmark?
I don’t know, Erik. You might want to check http://www.wine-searcher.com.
Needs about an hour of air. Great bargain.
Yes, I agree, air helps it quite a bit!
[…] Epicuro Salice Salentino, which is available at Trader Joe’s for $5.99. I later reviewed the 2009 vintage of that wine (decidedly less exciting than 2007). Upon one of my last Trader Joe’s visits, I realized […]
[…] 2009 Epicuro Salice Salentino Riserva […]
Nice review. Enjoyed your tasting notes. Thanks for liking my recent blog post. Cheers!
Thanks! I really like this wine, so the tasting notes were easy. :)
[…] (This is a review of the 2007 vintage. The current vintage on sale is 2009, which I reviewed over here.) […]
Nice review!! Thanks for liking my blog post about the NY Wine Expo! Cheers!
I thought it was a great write up!!
For just 6$ this seems to be quite a good buy.
Yes, it definitely is. The 2007 was just a bit better…
I sometimes bulk-buy affordable wine that I really like so that I have some left in case they change vintage or if it runs out. But always depends on how much room I got left to store wine.
Yeah, and that was my problem with this. I had 6 bottles, I think, but I blasted through them fast…
Did you get the 2009 from TJ’s as wwell? Was it also $6? Gotta find a TJ in NJ that sells wine….
Yes, also sold at TJ’s…same price, too. Good luck hunting!