fiore del sasso
Vermentino di Gallura D.O.C.G. Superiore
Tasting notes:
The wine has a bright yellow colour with golden hints. Touch of citrus fruits and Mediterranean maquis on the nose.
On the palate is centred thanks to a slight tannic presence, full-bodied and vertical, with a lovely almond finish.
Grape variety:
100% Vermentino
Harvest of the grapes:
Manual harvest in the second week of September
Soil:
Granite decay
Food pairings:
Salted fish, pasta and rice dishes with shellfish, grilled fish, fresh cheeses.
The name of our Vermentino di Gallura DOCG Superiore is inspired by a verse by the poet Umberto Saba. "The flower of the stone” (Il fiore del sasso), in English Orpine, is a very delicate but strong flower which grows on stone, where no other flower takes root. We find it in abundance on the granite rocks of our vineyards, where it blooms in summer.
“Contovello” da Mediterranee
Umberto Saba
Vinification and ageing:
The must obtained from a soft pressing of the grapes ferments in steel at a temperature of 18ºC for about 20 days. When the alcoholic fermentation is complete, a part of the resulting wine is aged in cement, with frequentbatonnages of its fine lees and another small part, is aged in new, small, Frenchoak barrels, and in amphorae, also undergoing repeated batonnages. After 9months of aging the two masses are blended, clarified, filtered and bottled. Thewine ages for 2 further months in the bottle before releasing.
Terroir
A sea like few in the world, super fine sand, granite rocks everywhere, endless cork trees, fragrant Mediterranean maquis. This is the Gallura region and Vermentino is its offspring.
