Cannonau di Sardegna Costera 2022

Description

The Cannonau Costera is produced by the Cantina Argiolas which has created a fascinating cohesion with the territory in Sardinia for three generations. The family business was founded in the late 1930s and over the years has managed to become one of the most important wineries on the island. Today Argiolas is a symbol of sustainability, with chemicals reduced to a minimum, the vines are a precious heritage and the point of origin of production. Over the years, the agricultural system has also advanced and today each of the company's estates is controlled and studied through a geolocalization system that allows remote monitoring of the condition of the plants and consequently also the interventions to be carried out to improve their health and extend their life.

The Costera is a Cannonau di Sardegna DOC with a robust and intense body produced from the native grapes of the Sisini estate. The estate is located in the Trexenta region which, with its calcareous soil and rich in sandstone is perfect for the production of Cannonau grapes. Fermentation and maceration take place at a controlled temperature of around 30°C for approximately 10/12 days in total and is followed by malolactic fermentation in glass-lined concrete tanks. Before being bottled, the wine ages in small oak barrels for about 10 months. This well-structured Cannonau di Sardegna with a very vinous aroma speaks of the tradition, quality, and craftsmanship of Sardinian winemaking, which come together through the island's most representative grape.

Details

Perfume

Intensely vinous, typical of Cannonau.

Color

Deep ruby ​​red with garnet hues.

Taste

Warm, round, with good structure and excellent balance.

Serve at:

14 -16 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Argiolas

From this winery

• Start up year: 1938
• Oenologist: Mariano Murru
• Bottles produced: 2.500.000
• Hectares: 250

Antonio Argiolas used the term idea to define the dream of a winery capable of telling the world about itself, drawing strength from tradition. The legacy of that ambition, guarded by his sons Franco and Giuseppe, is today enhanced by his grandchildren Valentina, Francesca and Antonio who, as parents of a new generation, do not stop betting on the value of the land and its production, investing in training and comparison.

From their grand old man, a monument to an extraordinary entrepreneurial history, they have picked up the stubbornness and sense of challenge to the world, the simple and authentic joy of harvesting and crushing, the passion that springs from the bubbling musts and the effervescent young wines, the personality that defines the tenacious and mature wines, as soft as the limestone in which their roots are sunk, perfumed and savoury like the sea, long-lived like Sardinians.

In 1979 Antonio Argiolas, an established local entrepreneur, went to Argentina and California. These travels were a source of inspiration for him, and represented the beginning of a revolution; in fact these showed him the needs to overcome the parcelling out the countryside, which was widespread on the island, and to employ technologically advanced machines to work larger expanses of land under single ownership.

So, he acquired the lands of Selegas-Sa Tanca and Susini, the Winery’s largest estates. These are the places that Argiolas wine speak of, emblems of the strength, courage and farsightedness of the idea. Read more

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Technical Sheet

Name	Argiolas Cannonau di Sardegna Costera 2022
Type	Red still
Denomination	Cannonau di Sardegna DOC
Vintage	2022
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	Bovale, Cannonau, Carignano
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Vendor	Argiolas
Origin	Costera vineyards in Siurgus Donigala (South of Sardinia).
Climate	Altitude: 200 m. a.s.l. Mediterranean, mild winters, limited rainfall, very hot and windy summers.
Soil composition	Limestone, clay fractions, medium texture, with a tendency to looseness, small and medium-sized pebbles.
Harvest	By hand, in the early morning hours.
Wine making	Fermentation - maceration at a controlled temperature of 28-30°C for 10 2 days.
Aging	Malolactic fermentation in concrete vats vitrified and ageing in small oak barrels for 8 0 months. Brief ageing in the bottle.
Allergens	Contains sulphites