Comments on: Fortium Salice Salentino (2005)

By: John MAstrosimone

John MAstrosimone — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:34:04 +0000

I am trying to find Salice 2005….do you know where I can find i?
I live in NJ.

By: Tom & Melody

Tom & Melody — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:24:33 +0000

And cheers to you, Christine. Please keep us posted about your search.

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:15:29 +0000

Good ol’ Trader Joe’s…….I’ll give it a try first thing and let you know. At least there is hope. Since my request I have searched even further, internet, my favorite “wine guy”, etc., I’ve had absolutly no luck. Please keep me posted if anyone has any luck. My quest continues. Cheers to you all!!

By: Marion

Marion — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:21:21 +0000

You can get Fortium Salice Salentino from 4Seasonswince.com. This red is awesome.

By: Tom & Melody

Tom & Melody — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:52:53 +0000

Christine. . .I can’t remember where we purchased this wine, but I am guessing we found it at Trader Joe’s. Do you have a Trader Joe’s near you?

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:15:42 +0000

Can you tell me where to purchase this wine? I had some several months ago and like you, I’m hooked. Problem is I can’t find it anywhere and the bottle I had was given to me. Thanks!

By: Tom & Melody

Tom & Melody — Sun, 10 May 2009 11:46:14 +0000

I’m very happy to get your post and am glad you are enjoying this wine. Hope you can find more!

By: San Francisco Photos

San Francisco Photos — Sun, 10 May 2009 00:41:16 +0000

I’m just having this wine and I love it. I want to buy more!!! And you are absolutely right about austere and musty. But this was a major surprise! Yum!

By: Tom & Melody

Tom & Melody — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:56:37 +0000

Hello Juergen — Thank you for an enlightening post. I do hope you will come back and let us know about your weekend wine tasting experience!

By: Juergen

Juergen — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:50:04 +0000

Just got my shipment from “4 seasons” (my wine club and discovered a bottle of 2005 Fortium Salice Salentino. I wanted to do some re-search before opening it and saw your wine blog. The description I received describes “Fortium is a rich, velvet-smooth red made from dark Negroamaro, decribed by wine critic Matthew Jukes as “a fabulous red grape, bursting with coffee, herb and plum aromas”. This variety is said to grow best in the Salento Peninsula where the grapes benefit from the arid landscape and warm winds from the Ionan Sea, producing concentrated and flavorsome fruit.
Fortium is a multi-medal winning wine from the acclaimed Cantine Due Palme cellar, situated close to the heart of Salento. The cellar is one of a number of wineries in the region that have begun focusing firmly on quality rather than quantity. Combined with the talent of winemaker Angelo Maci, they have been voted southern Italy’s “Winery of the year’ for two years running. They have been highly praised by revered wine critic Robert Parker.
Unfortunately, I cant open the bottle tonight, but will credence it on the weekend…. will let you know the real experience then