Shardana - Cantina di Santadi - Sardinian Products
Shardana - Sardinian red wine produced in Santadi. Valli di Porto Pino IGT.
Shardana - the Winery - Sardinian wines
Classification - Valli di Porto Pino IGT.
Provenance - Vineyards of the typical varieties of the area (including, of course, Carignano) planted as trees, espalier for Syrah, in Sulcis area.
Composition of the soil. basically loose soil of medium texture, sand and limestone.
Grapes - Grapes typical of the territory with modest presence of Syrah.
Climate - Hot and dry summers, mild winter.
Harvest time - Manual harvest that begins in late September and ending around mid October.
Winemaking - The alcoholic fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, and maceration with the skins lasts ca. 14 days. The malolactic fermentation is always on time and is performed without problems. The wine once ready, is decanted into barrels in the months of December to January following the harvest. The passage in beautiful semi-new French oak fine grain, for a period of about 12 months, allows the wine to refine organoleptically, gaining longevity qualities and elegance.
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Color: intense ruby red, gloomy.
Aroma: complex and intense, hints of fruit and wilted flowers, spicy notes of vanilla and black pepper.
Taste: balanced for its extractive components, structured, soft, elegant and harmonious.
Conservation - constant temperature of 17 ° C, humidity 75-80%, away from light, horizontal bottle.
It serves in a glass of great breadth and medium-wide rim, at a temperature of 18 ° C.
Pairings - medium-long ripening cheese, roasted red meats, goat and lamb.
The Shardana wine has a good component of Carignano. A grape variety grown mainly in the south-western Sardinia, where she found the soil and climatic conditions give the best results: loose soil and sand at high temperatures. It tends to be very productive, therefore, to get more quality, it is often subjected to cultural practices aimed at limiting production.
