Description
Typical grape variety of Sardinia, here in Usini develops unique features that you find in this dry wine. It’s warm and voluminous and it pairs with game dishes, roasts and aged cheeses.
Details

Perfume

Color

Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

Pairings
- Start up year: 1970
- Oenologist: Piero Cella
- Bottles produced: 180.000
- Hectares: 30
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Name | Cherchi Cannonau di Sardegna 2023 |
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Type | Red still |
Denomination | Cannonau di Sardegna DOC |
Vintage | 2023 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Cannonau |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sardinia |
Vendor | Cherchi Giovanni |
Origin | Usini (SS) |
Climate | Altitude: hilly soils placed at about 200 m. a.s.l. |
Soil composition | Good calcareous structure associated to clayey fractions. |
Cultivation system | Vertical shoot positioning. The pruning system is Guyot. |
Yield per hectare | Nearly 70 q/Ha - nearly 50 hl/Ha. |
Harvest | 20th September - 30th September. |
Fermentation temperature | 25-28 °C |
Fermentation | 8 0 days. |
Wine making | The grapes are destalked and crushed. The maceration on the skins lasts 8 0 days at the temperature of 25-28 °C. The malo-lactic fermentation naturally occurs in autumn or in the spring following the harvest. |
Aging | The evolution takes place in steel tanks and in big wood casks, for minimum 6 months. It is bottled after a light filtration. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |