Agricola Punica
Isola dei Nuraghi Samas 2024
| Denomination | Isola dei Nuraghi IGT |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Area | Sardinia (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 80% Vermentino, 20% Chardonnay |
| Aging | In steel vats for about 2 ½ months. The subsequent blending of the two varieties and a further 3 months ageing in small concrete tanks completes the natural maturation and stabilisation of Samas, which is not treated with clarification or intermediate filtration. |
| Year | 2024 |
| Product name | Isola dei Nuraghi Samas 2024 |
| Color | Bright straw yellow with slight greenish reflections. |
| Perfume | Typical bouquet of tropical fruits and citrus notes with clear Mediterranean aromas (sage). |
| Taste | Smooth and balanced taste from moderate alcohol with good notes of saltiness and freshness. |
| Pairings | It matches very well all fish-made dishes, any white meat or it can be simply savoured as aperitif. |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Country | Italy |
Description
Still white wine from Sardinia, Isola dei Nuraghi IGT, 13% ABV, produced by Agricola Punica. Blend of 80% Vermentino and 20% Chardonnay. 0.75L bottle, 2024 vintage. A wine born from the collaboration between great names in Italian wine, combining the freshness of Vermentino with the structure of Chardonnay. The grapes are carefully vinified, with controlled fermentation at 16°C and aging on the lees for approximately 40 days. The subsequent blending of the two varieties and a further 3-month aging in small reinforced concrete tanks completes the natural maturation and stabilization of the Samas, which is not treated with intermediate fining or filtration. On the nose, it opens with a typical bouquet of tropical fruit and citrus notes, with evident Mediterranean aromas of sage. Bright straw yellow in color with light greenish reflections. On the palate, it is soft and balanced, with a pleasant savory and fresh character.
Awards
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2024
92/100
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Serve at:
10 - 12 °C.
Longevity:
03 - 05 years
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- Start up year: 2002
- Oenologist: Giorgio Marone
- Bottles produced: 300.000
- Hectares: 70
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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| Name | Agripunica Samas Isola dei Nuraghi 2024 |
|---|---|
| Type | White still |
| Denomination | Isola dei Nuraghi IGT |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 80% Vermentino, 20% Chardonnay |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Vendor | Agricola Punica |
| Origin | Santadi (CI) |
| Harvest | 20 August to 10 September |
| Fermentation temperature | 16 °C |
| Wine making | The grapes arrive at the winery on small crates protected by dry ice and conveyed whole to the press, where in inert atmosphere conditions under cold, they are mellowed down to 0.25 atm, obtaining an excellent bloom. Subsequent static decantation allows us to seed selected yeasts on clear must; fermentation, controlled at 16 °C, is then prolonged by keeping the wine maturing on the fermentation lees for about 40 days, performing continuous bottom stirring. |
| Aging | In steel vats for about 2 ½ months. The subsequent blending of the two varieties and a further 3 months ageing in small concrete tanks completes the natural maturation and stabilisation of Samas, which is not treated with clarification or intermediate filtration. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |