Style
Type
Still
Winemaker
Sergio Loi is a 4th generation traditional Sardinian producer, whose family winery from the early 900s has always practiced no chemical farming and minimum intervention in the cellar.
Appellation
Sardegna
Varieties
Vermentino
Viticulture
Late August/early September harvest.
Farming
Organic
Terroir
The Cardedu [car-DAY-do] vineyards are located on the island’s sparsely populated Southeast, on crumbling granite soils near the coast, and schist in the ragged-dry hills and cliffs around Jerzu.
Vineyard
14ha at 820ft elevation in San Vito. 10 year old vines that undergo low espalier vine training. Practicing Organic.
Vinification
100% Vermentino. Fermentation in stainless steel for six days at 15°C, with 6-8 hours of skin contact. Élevage in room-large cement tanks from 1950’s. This wine undergoes malolactic fermentation. Unfiltered. 20 mg/L added during the harvest and 20 mg/L added at the end of vinification.
Features
Bottle, Cork
Distribution Area
New Jersey and New York
Shelf Talkers
Tech Sheets
Tasting Note
A savory and light white wine: sea salt, sage, basil, rosemary, cedar, and a foundation of chalky stone fruits.
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