Leone de Castris
Leone de Castris
The estate was founded in Italy`s Puglia in 1665 by Duke Oronzo, Earl of Lemos and passed into the hands of the de Castris family in the early nineteenth century. The estate became famous with the launch of `Five Roses` in 1943, the first rosato wine to be bottled in Italy. Today, the Leone de Castris estate comprises some 500 hectares with 250 hectares of vineyards throughout the Lecce, Brindisi and Taranto provinces and also buys grapes from local growers. Leone de Castris Negroamaro Il Medaglione is a blend of 80% Negroamaro and 20% Malvasia Nera di Lecce and is aged for four months in oak casks.
