CARDEDU, CALADU CANNONAU DI SARDEGNA

$19.99

Decomposed granite soils give a freshness to the wines. Native grapes like they should be: Sergio is obsessive with bottling only the 100% of variety on label. Sadly, lots of Vermentino have Sauvignon Blanc: lots of Cannonau, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Description

WHY: Traditional Sardinian producer with large cavernous cement tanks under house; old vine Cannonau (avg. 50 yr. old). Decomposed granitic soils gives wines acidic zing. Practicing organic.

WHO: Sergio Loi.

WHERE: 42 hectares around Cardedu, and 20 around San Vito for Vermentino.

WHAT GRAPES: Cannonau, Vermentino, Monica, Nasco, Muristellu.

WHAT WINES ARE LIKE: Decomposed granite soils give a freshness to the wines. Native grapes like they should be: Sergio is obsessive with bottling only the 100% of variety on label. Sadly, lots of Vermentino have Sauvignon Blanc: lots of Cannonau, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

FUN FACT: One of our colleagues life goals was to eat the Sardinian cheese Casu Marzu, you know the rare Pecorino cheese with live maggots that makes a creamy – yet illegal – goodness. We made this happen at the Cardedu winery in 2012 with *many* a glass of Vermentino.

Additional information

Weight 42.4 oz
Dimensions 15 × 5 × 5 in