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'Istentu' Mandrolisai Superiore Doc

IstentuMandrolisai Superiore Doc

Fradiles

Istentu in Sardinian dialect means "waiting" or "slowness," and refers to the time this wine needs to mature and also to its longevity. The grapes come from vines more than 70 years old located in the hills of Atzara at an altitude of almost 550 meters, on the western slope of the Gennargentu range.
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Aromatic notes

Intense, bright garnet red. Macerated red fruit, sweet spices, tobacco, leather, balsamic notes. Dense, warm, tannic, full-bodied.

Pairings

Rare red meats, Braised red meats, Game and offal, Mushrooms and truffles, Meditation wines.

Recommended with: Cinghiale in agrodolce

Structure

Colour: Red

Fizziness: Still

Sweetness: Dry

Grape varieties: Cannonau 25%, Monica 25%, Bovale Sardo 50%

Alcohol: 15%

Volume: 0.75 l

Vinification parameters

Early October

Fermentation in steel with maceration for about 15-18 days. Aging in steel for 10 months, then 12 months in 500-liter tonneaux and 6 months in barriques, additional 6 months in bottle.

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Micro wine-growing area

Atzara

Vineyard

Derived from granitic disintegration, medium-textured tending to sandy

50 years

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Sapling, espalier

6000 strains per hectare

50 q

Origin

Sardinia

Mandrolisai e Barbagia di Nuoro

Atzara

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Fradiles

Mandrolisai Superiore Doc

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