Unfortunately I haven't
written about Sardinia too much on my blog. Not because of lack of
interest as I love to talk about the native grapes that many of us
are unfamiliar with those that don't get the coverage they deserve,
but because I don't get too often the chance to drink some of those
grapes that I'd love to write more about and discover. It's just not
that easy sometimes when you don't live there.
The Kobrand Tour
d'Italia
Last
month I had the opportunity to attend the Kobrand “Tour
d'Italia” event tasting their
icons of Italian wine. Kobrand
is an importer and marketer or wines from all around the world and
this show highlighted some of their Italian wine portfolio. It was
an east coast road show where winemakers and representatives of the
wineries traveled the east coast telling their stories and sharing
some of their wines with those in the trade. This is one of the
privileges of being a wine blogger and have connected with some great
people that make me aware of these events and open an invitation.
Thank you to all of you!
Intro to Agricola
Punica
A winery that is rather
new, being established in 2002, that I'm sharing with you today is
Agricola Punica located on the island of Sardinia,also known
as Sardegna. The winery is a joint venture majority owned by
Sebastiano Rosa and one of the largest co-ops of Sardinia,
Cantina di Santadi. It's also partially owned by wine
consultant Giacomo Tachis, Tenuta San Guido and the President
of Santadi, Antonello Pilloni.
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Compliments of Agricola Punica |
One
of the stakeholders in the company, Sebastiano Rosa, was running
behind on his flight so I met his son while at the tasting.
Sabastiano has a long history in the wine world participating in the
1991 harvest of Chateau Lafite Rothschild as a cellar assistant. He
was also General Manager from 1992-2002 at
Tenuta di Argiano in Montalcino where he worked with winemaker
and consulting enologist Giacomo Tachis. He led winemaking for Le
Difese and Guidalberto from 2002-2012 at Tenuta
San Guido, the famous winery known for producing Sassicaia.
Today he is now the Director of Marketing and Sales for Agricola
Punica.
My choice of the Agricola Punica wines
My
favorite wine of the three I sampled (Montessu, Barrua and Samas) was
the 2005 Agricola Punica Montessu of the Isola dei Nuraghi IGT.
Mostly composed of carignano at 60% with the rest split evenly
with syrah, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot. It's
matured up to 10 months in French oak and blended in cement for 30
days and filtered before bottling for 3 months. A balanced,
full-bodied wine with silky rich ripe fruit and jam with a nice
finish.
What exactly is the significance of the name Isola dei Nuraghi of the IGT?
This is the largest encompassing DOC of Sardinia covering the whole island and smaller islands. The Nuraghi are stone structures throughout the island that were used as defense during what they call the Nuragic Age. The Nuragic Age took place after the Bronze Age. You can still view and visit these nuraghi today and are part of it's history and culture recognized throughout the island and world, even a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Compliments of Agricola Punica winery |
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