Cantina Santadi Cannonau di Sardegna “Noras” DOC 2021 (Sardinia Italy)

Introduction

About the Winery:
Cantina Santadi was founded in 1960 and was based on a partnership of fine local growers. From the beginning, Santadi set severe quality standards and began establishing a reputation for making phenomenal wines from native varietals.

Santadi vineyards cover an impressive 1,235 acres (500 hectares) of prime, gently rolling terrain reaching right out to the sea, all within an 18-mile radius from the winery so that fruit can be conveyed in minimal time. The soil is unique, its sandy nature conducive to the survival of pre-Phylloxera rootstock.

Santadi Cannonau di Sardegna Noras DOC is an intense ruby red, verging on garnet with complex notes of ripe blackberries, blueberries, mellow spices, myrtle, tobacco and chocolate.

Tasting Notes:

Colour: intense ruby red, tending to garnet.

Nose: Mediterranean notes, complex, blueberry and ripe-blackberry aromas, spices tending sweet, tobacco and chocolate.

Palate: warm, soft, sweet tannins of rare intensity

Technical Information

CLASSIFICATION:Cannonau di Sardegna DOC

PLACE OF ORIGIN:From the most suitable areas, erect shrub cultivation (Latin Vineyard)

SOIL COMPOSITION:Sandy soil mixed with granite pebbles

GRAPE VARIETIES:Cannonau 90%, Carignano 10%.

CLIMATE:Hot and dry summers, mild winters.

HARVESTING:Starting in late September, grapes are hand-picked into appropriate boxes

VINICATION AND DEVELOPMENT:The well ripe grapes, after being crushed and de-stalked to form the must, ferment for 12-14 days in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature (22 24 C.); during this period the must is often stirred in order to enable complete diffusion of the tannins and polyphenols contained in the skins. The early and spontaneous malolactic fermentation makes possible to transfer the wine into 2nd passage French-oak barrels since December. The maturation process in barrels lasts about 6 months, which is then followed by further 6 months ageing in bottle.

Aging Process: In early December, the wine is racked into 2nd-use barriques, where it ages for six months, previous to a further six months bottle age

Alcohol Content: 15.00%
Cellaring: Up to 6 years

Ratings & Reviews

93 Points – James Suckling (2020):
“This is showing fragrant aromas of cherry stones, lavender, orange peel and wild herbs. Silky, sleek and wild, with full body and a deliciously supple and zesty finish. Drink or hold.” (Sep 2023)