Central Sardinia.

A mediterranean climate, with scattered low annual rainfall mainly in autumn and winter months, frequent mistral winds, high summer and spring temperatures, mild autumns and mild or cold and dry winters.

The Cannonau grows on slope and colluvial deposits of volcanic basalt rock originating from the pleistocene and late pleistocene. Soil is clay loam, with an alkaline ph, stony close to surface and at moderate depth, has excellent structure and is very rich in micronutrients.

TRAINING SYSTEM: Guyot

Impact is dominated by rich bouquet of red and black berries, including raspberries, blackcurrant and blackberries. And floral notes of violets and herbal notes of mint.

Abundance of alcohol gives the wine fresh notes on one hand and savoury notes on the other. Two extremes provi-ding the structure for the well-balanced flavour with assertive sharp tannins keeping the progression dynamic and even more intriguing with its plunge into fruitiness.

Bright, consistent ruby red with purplish tints.

Traditional cured meats, grilled oily fish, pasta with meat sauces, medium-ripe cheeses.

8 month in a mix of 1st and 2nd fill tonneaux and steel, followed by 3 months in bottle.

YEILD: 8000 kilos/hectare