free UK delivery
On orders over £200
Producer
Paolo Leo
Paolo Leo
Paolo Leo
Cantine Paolo Leo is located between the towns of Lecce and Taranto, in the heart of the Salento, Puglia at the heel of Italy’s boot. The winery is still a family affair, currently spearheaded by the 4th generation and the energetic Nicola Leo, who has overseen the investment of a state-of-the-art winery and extensive ageing cellar, which helps to produce superb Salento wines.
View more wines from this producer
Region
Puglia
Puglia
Puglia
Taking up the heel and ankle of Italy's 'boot', the southern Italian region of Puglia is a prolific wine hub, making mostly red wine from a diverse set of grapes. Like many high volume regions, competition from new world countries has seen Puglia change its quantitative approach and move to more focused winemaking with quality production at its core. The northern part of the region produces wine from grapes found across Italy, most commonly Montepulciano and Sangiovese. The south of the region, where some would say the 'real' Puglia begins, is much hotter and drier than the north, and robust, blockbusting red wines made from the local varieties Negroamaro and Primitivo are the norm. So far south, the hot days and warm sea breezes concentrate flavour and produce wines with high tannin and alcohol, with bold, inky colour and black fruit flavours. It feels as though Puglia's quality renaissance is only just beginning, but already the wines are tasting first-rate.
View more wines from this region
Grape Variety
Primitivo
Primitivo
Primitivo
Primitivo is a dark grape that produces wines with high alcohol and tannin, and deep flavour and colour. Most often found in Southern Italy, the grape has found a second home in California where it is produced as the grape variety, Zinfandel. It most often needs some oak ageing to soften a natural hardness found in the wines, and typically exhibits dark-berry flavours with woody spice and licorice notes.
View more wines from this grape variety
Awards
Awards
Tre Bicchieri Gambero Rosso 2023
Similar Categories
Write Your Own Review
Delivery & Returns
Standard UK Mainland Delivery
Allow 2-3 working days for delivery for standard retail orders.
Free Click & Collect
Order any retail wine before 4pm and collect your order from Moor Park.
Next Day Uk Mainland Delivery
Order before 1pm (Monday -Thursday) and receive your retail order the next working day.
Free No Quibble Returns
A full refund or exchange will be offered provided that the goods are received back to us in good resaleable condition.
Our Bespoke Delivery
At Bon Coeur we understand the risks of sending wine in the post, that’s why we hand package and seal every purchase. If you do have an issue with your order, just get in touch with us and we can get it sorted for you asap.
From our door to yours
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Eu justo gravida sed commodo odio amet et, cras. Vulputate donec ornare id mus scelerisque tristique et posuere curabitur. Maecenas neque, cursus nulla non egestas sagittis, hendrerit proin nullam. Magna viverra ultrices id sagittis, eget tellus in ipsum rutrum.