The Grape Escape
The Big Hour - Cannonau of Sardinia DOC Red
6.500
6.500
Vintage:
2019
Tasting notes:
Bright ruby red, nose of small red fruits, spices and with a clear reference to balsamic hints; enveloping mouth where the fruity and eucalyptus notes return; sunny and elegant sip.
Grape variety:
100% Cannonau
Harvest:
Manual harvest in the last ten days of September
Ground:
From granite weathering
Food pairings:
Classic red for meats, both grilled and braised, suckling pig, lamb, game. Also try it with aged cheeses.
Vinification and ageing:
The harvested grapes are destemmed and fermented in contact with the skins for 20 days in steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 25°C with repeated punching down. At the end of the alcoholic fermentation, the wine separated from the skins undergoes malolactic fermentation for about two months, always in steel. Once the malolactic fermentation is complete, the wine is aged in first passage oak barrels for 6 months. After these months of aging in wood, the wine is blended, racked a couple of times to separate it from the sediments and bottled. Refine a further month in glass before going out on the market.
Vineyards:
Espalier system
In the locality of Enas the existing vineyards are planted with espaliers. Here, synthetic chemistry has been banned for the cultivation of the soil, vines and grapes in the name of maximum respect for the earth and the environment. The vineyard has a layout that favors tillage and ventilation of the grapes, and is in harmony with the surrounding landscape: a natural amphitheater overlooking the Gulf of Olbia, made up of hills planted with vines, green pastures, olive groves and cork oaks.
In the locality of Enas the existing vineyards are planted with espaliers. Here, synthetic chemistry has been banned for the cultivation of the soil, vines and grapes in the name of maximum respect for the earth and the environment. The vineyard has a layout that favors tillage and ventilation of the grapes, and is in harmony with the surrounding landscape: a natural amphitheater overlooking the Gulf of Olbia, made up of hills planted with vines, green pastures, olive groves and cork oaks.