I Giganti, Nieddera - Contini - Sardinian food
Valle del Tirso IGT, Sardinian Red wine made by the great wine maker Contini, in Cabras
I Giganti, Nieddera - Contini - Sardinian wine
Features of the best Sardinian wine:
I Giganti is a Sardinian red wine made from Nieddera grapes, an archaic type of grape typical of the Tirso Valley. Cantina Contini has the merit of having restored the use of this type of clone.
As pairing recommend a lamb roast or a cutting board of Sardinian cheese
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I Giganti, Nieddera - Contini - Sardinian wine on sale
Sardinian wine: Intense color, ruby red, with garnet nuances of the perfume of great elegance and complexity, balsamic and delicately spicy; Intense fruitiness with well defined and hints of red fruits.
The taste is elegant thick and sweet softness, with hints of red fruits, slightly spicy. This particular kind of red wine goes well with roasts, game and savory and spicy cheeses.
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Classification
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Valle del Tirso IGT, Sardinian red wine
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Grapes
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Nieddera
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Zone of production
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Lower Valley of the Tirso river, Sinis. The Nieddera is a grape of ancient origin, the disclosure of which is restricted to the lower valley of the Tirso river
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Height
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Few meters above sea level
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Climate
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Typically Mediterranean, with mild winters, limited rainfall and very hot and windy summers
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Soil
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Alluvial soil, sandy, slightly clayey
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Method of cultivation
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Sapling in grown vineyards, espalier (Guyot and spurred cordon)
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Vinification
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Soft pressing, maceration on the skins for 8-10 days and temperature-controlled fermentation, soft pressing of the marc
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Aging
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10 -12 months in small and medium-sized barrels at first and as second passage at least 6 months in bottle
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Color
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Intense ruby red with garnet nuances
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Nose
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Of great elegance and complexity, balsamic and gently spiced; intense fruitiness with well defined aromas of red fruits
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Taste
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Thickness and softness of elegant, with hints of red fruits, gently spicy wood
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Service temperature
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18° C
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Matching
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It goes well with roasts, game and savory and spicy cheese
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