Montessu Isola dei Nuraghi 2021

Description

The Montessu is produced on the estate of the same name of the AgriPunica company, which is located in the Basso Sulcis in the south-west of Sardinia, and is A joint venture between the Santadi winery with its president Antonello Pilloni, the San Guido Group and the legendary Tuscan winemaker Giacomo Tachis, who passed away after a successful life in the winemaking world in 2016. The purpose of this collaboration was born from Tachis' intuition to enhance Sardinia and the incredible potential of the Sulcis region. So on the Montessu and Barrua estates they began producing red wines. The idea of producing red wines came from the fact that the great luminosity of the soil and the intense aromas of the grapes were particularly appreciated. The climate of the place allows the grapes to reach a level of ripeness that allows them to produce wines of excellent color, structure, and alcoholic richness, combined in the final product by the great producers of Super Tuscan. Thus, with a prevalence of Carignano grapes native to Sulcis and 40% of French grapes, in 2002 they began producing Montessu, an IGT Isola dei Nuraghi that brings innovation to a region that has not had the visibility it deserved. Harvested in the second half of September, the vines are grown in medium-textured, sandy clay and limestone soil. The must ferments with the skins at a temperature of around 25/30°C, and is subjected to periodic pumping over to facilitate the absorption of the compounds present in the pomace, which give it color and structure. Malolactic fermentation also takes place to soften the mass, preceding approximately 15 months of maturation in French oak barriques. This intense and fruity wine also acquires salinity notes thanks to its proximity to the sea.

Details

Perfume

Intensely fruity with a liquorice finish.

Color

Deep ruby red.

Taste

An elegant wine with a full mouth.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Agricola Punica

From this winery

• Start up year: 2002
• Oenologist: Giorgio Marone
• Bottles produced: 300.000
• Hectares: 70

Agripunica is one of the most famous names in the world for the wine production, it is a joint-venture between Mr. Sebastiano Rosa, the wine growers' association of Santadi, the S. Guido Estate, Antonello Pilloni, the President of Santadi and the renowned Tuscan wine expert, Mr. Giacomo Tachis.

Sebastiano Rosa Mr. Sebastiano Rosa, wine expert for the S. Guido Estate and the Santadi's cellar, detain the majority share, that is the 40% for each one.
The S. Guido Estate is managed by the Marquis Nicolò Incisa della Rocchetta, who detains the 10%, while Giacomo Tachis and Antonello Pilloni, President of Santadi, detain in equal parts the remaining 10%.

Various are the ties among these personalities. In cooperation with Mario Incisa della Rocchetta and his son, Nicolò, Tachis revealed himself as essential for the development of Sassicaia wine, the resounding "super Tuscan" produced at the S. Guido Estate since 1968.

Tachis continues to cooperate as adviser together to the wine expert Sebastiano Rosa.

During the middle of the 80's, he started to offer his advice for the Association of the Regional Sardinian Wine and then, above all, for the wine growers' association of Santadi.

That was the first time that he began to think to a joint-venture.

Mr. Rosa tells:
“Was really Giacomo Tachis to draw our attention to the Sardinia - Carignano match. He persuaded us to produce a fantastic Carignano wine. In the 2002 we bought a land, as we know very well the potentialities of this land. In fact, we have made our first grape harvest, and we agreed that it will be a great wine”.
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Technical Sheet

Name	Agripunica Montessu Isola dei Nuraghi 2021
Type	Red still
Denomination	Isola dei Nuraghi IGT
Vintage	2021
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	60% Carignano, 10% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 10% Syrah
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Vendor	Agricola Punica
Origin	Basso Sulcis region
Climate	Hot and dry in summer, temperate in winter.
Soil composition	Medium texture calcareous, clay and sandy soil.
Cultivation system	Spurred cordon.
Harvest	In a normal year the grapes are harvested between the second half of September and the middle of October.
Wine making	The must is fermented with the skins at a temperature of between 25 and 30°C. It is periodically pumped over to facilitate the solubilization of the compounds present in the grapes.
Aging	Malolactic fermentation confers roundness to the wine, which is then aged in French oak barrels(used) for approximately 12 months.
PH	3.7
Allergens	Contains sulphites