Argiolas
Angialis 0.5L 2018
| Denomination | IGT Isola dei Nuraghi |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,50 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Sardinia (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | Uve autoctone |
| Aging | Aged in second and third passage barriques for 12 months. |
- Wine and origin: Sweet white Passito from Isola dei Nuraghi IGT Sardinia, vintage 2018
- Native grapes: Predominantly Nasco with Malvasia di Cagliari, naturally sun-dried
- Vinification: Gentle pressing and slow fermentation in steel at 22–25 °C
- Ageing: 12 months in second and third use barriques for greater complexity
- Profile and pairings: Notes of honey and dried apricot, ideal with dry pastries and cheeses
Description
What kind of wine it is
Angialis is a sweet white wine by Argiolas, a representative expression of the Isola dei Nuraghi region. Made from a blend of Nasco and Malvasia di Cagliari grapes, it releases intense Mediterranean aromas and the typical terpenic notes of the main variety. Visually, it displays a deep golden straw yellow colour, which anticipates a bouquet of white flowers, honey, and dried apricots. The palate is rounded and pleasant, supported by a lively savouriness that perfectly balances the natural sweetness. Excellent at the end of a meal, it pairs harmoniously with dry pastries and mature cheeses.
Where it comes from
This label reflects the deep winemaking bond between Argiolas and Sardinia. The vines grow on clay-silica soils, a geological composition that gives the wine a distinctive mineral note, essential for balancing the significant natural sugar concentration. Since 1938, the producing family has been committed to enhancing native varieties, faithfully interpreting the authentic island terroir through meticulous vineyard management.
How it is produced
Production involves leaving the grape bunches to wither in the sun to concentrate sugars and aromatic components before harvesting. After gentle pressing, the must ferments slowly in steel vats at a controlled temperature. The subsequent ageing in barrels for twelve months enriches the wine with complexity and structure. This production method ensures an elegant harmony of flavours, where freshness skilfully offsets the sugary component, preventing the palate from becoming cloying.
History and Curiosities
Angialis by Argiolas is an excellent Sardinian passito that celebrates the passion of a family dedicated to viticulture since 1938. This Isola dei Nuraghi IGT is made from grapes left to dry under the warm Sardinian sun, concentrating their sweet and intoxicating aromas. The slow vinification is followed by 12 months of ageing in barriques, which gives the wine a rare complexity. The result is a nectar with pronounced Mediterranean notes, capable of offering an elegant experience and a memorable one for lovers of great award-winning wines.
Awards
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2018
4Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.
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2018
2This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.
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2018
3One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.
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2018
4Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
10 - 12 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
- Start up year: 1938
- Oenologist: Mariano Murru
- Bottles produced: 2.500.000
- Hectares: 250
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
| Name | Argiolas Angialis 0.5L 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | White dessert wine dessert wine |
| Denomination | Isola dei Nuraghi IGT |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 0,50 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | Uve autoctone |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Vendor | Argiolas |
| Story | History and Curiosities Angialis by Argiolas is an excellent Sardinian passito that celebrates the passion of a family dedicated to viticulture since 1938. This Isola dei Nuraghi IGT is made from grapes left to dry under the warm Sardinian sun, concentrating their sweet and intoxicating aromas. The slow vinification is followed by 12 months of ageing in barriques, which gives the wine a rare complexity. The result is a nectar with pronounced Mediterranean notes, capable of offering an elegant experience and a memorable one for lovers of great award-winning wines. |
| Origin | Sardinia |
| Soil composition | Clay-siliceous |
| Fermentation temperature | 22-25 °C |
| Production technique | Passito (overripe/sun-dried grapes), soft pressing, slow fermentation in steel vats at 22–25 °C, ageing in barriques |
| Wine making | Soft pressing, slow fermentation at a controlled temperature of 22-25 °C in steel vats; subsequent evolution in barriques. |
| Aging | Aged in second and third passage barriques for 12 months. |
| Total acidity | 5.7 gr/L |
| Residual sugar | 132.0 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |