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'I Giganti' Isola dei Nuraghi Rosso Igt

Italy/

Sardinia/

Campidano di Oristano/

Penisola del Sinis/

'I Giganti' Isola dei Nuraghi Rosso Igt

I GigantiIsola dei Nuraghi Rosso Igt

Attilio Contini

Nieddera is one of Sardinia's oldest grape varieties, arriving on the island via the Greeks or Phoenicians. Producer Contini, who saved Nieddera from extinction, claims that the vine was already present in Sardinia between the eighth and seventh centuries BC.Read more

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Aromatic notes

Intense ruby red. Ripe fruit, flowers, spices, balsamic notes. Warm, soft, tannic, fresh.

Pairings

White meats, Rare red meats, Braised red meats, Game and offal, Cured meats, Intense cooked fish, Cooked vegetables and legumes, Mushrooms and truffles, Eggs, Spiced dishes.

Recommended with: Capriolo con salsa di ribes rosso, Filetto al vino rosso e scalogno, Salumi o insaccati, Anatra confit, Magret de canard

Structure

Colour: Red

Fizziness: Still

Sweetness: Dry

Grape varieties: Nieddera 100%

Alcohol: 14%

Volume: 0.75 l

Vinification parameters

Harvest period:Vendemmia tardiva

Vinification and ageing:Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel with maceration for 8-10 days. Aging in first and second passage barriques for 12 months and at least 6 months in bottle.

Total sulfur dioxide:n/a

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20212020201720162015

AIS Vitae

Slow Wine

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Penisola del Sinis

Vineyard

Soil:Clayey, sandy with limestone texture

Average vine age:n/a

Vineyard area:n/a

Training system:Sapling with support

Planting density:n/a

Average yield per hectare:65 q

Origin

Macro area:Sardinia

Area:Campidano di Oristano

Micro wine-growing area:Penisola del Sinis

Identity card

Producer:Attilio Contini

Official denomination:Isola dei Nuraghi Rosso Igt

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