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Dolia Cannonau di Sardegna
750ml
$16.99
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
Product Highlights
Sardinia, Italy- A classic wine produced from the Cannonau grape, thought to be a local clone of Grenache, this offers wonderful aromas and flavors of ripe red and black berries. With a pleasant mouthfeel, it's very well-balanced with a smooth finish.
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OVERVIEW
Geography
Sardinia lies off the western coast of Italy, blessed with a sunny Mediterranean climate that has made the island prime real estate for both winemakers and jet-setting vacationers. As in Sicily, in Sardinia a quest for quality wine is happily overtaking the traditional emphasis on quantity.
Until 1708, Sardinia was a colony of Spain, so hints of classic Spanish style are apparent in some of the island’s wines. Cannonau, Sardinia’s best-known red grape, is descended from Garnacha brought from Spain centuries ago. Monica is another dry, red wine, this one found almost exclusively in Sardinia. The Italian variety Vermentino is used to make crisp and tangy white wines that pair beautifully with seafood, which seems right for grapes grown above the famous waters of Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda.
Varietal / Type
Red grapes produce an amazing array of red wine types: from the boldest, heartiest big reds, to elegant and structured dry red wines, to sweet and simple picnic sippers. So much depends on where grapes are from and what the winemaker does with them, but the most important factor is the variety of the grape itself.
There are the familiar international red varieties – Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Merlot and more – produced in the world’s top winemaking regions. Then there are regional red varieties, which produce types of red wine nearly synonymous with their place of origin, such as Sangiovese, from Italy, and Tempranillo, from Spain. There are hundreds more red grape varieties regularly used to make wine around the globe.
Most red wine varietals fare best in warmer climates, where they can ripen fully before harvesting. So climate and soil – as well as market demand – determine the best grape types to plant in a particular vineyard. In Europe, centuries of tradition, trial and error determined what wine grapes grew best where, and modern regulations have enshrined those winemaking practices into law.
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