“Turriga” Isola dei Nuraghi IGT 2022 · 6 bottles in OWC

Antonio Argiolas | Sardinia
Argiolas S.p.A. | Via Roma 28/30 | IT 09040 Serdiana

20032822 · 4,5 l · 112,89 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping10 units available

In 1988, two worlds of wine came together in Serdiana. Mariano Murru, the estate's cellar master, collaborated with Giacomo Tachis, the Oenologistwho had helped shape Sassicaia, Tignanello, Solaia and Guado al Tasso, and was thus one of the most influential figures in the Italian wine renaissance. What emerged from this encounter was not an attempt to mould Sardinia in the Tuscan image, but quite the opposite: a wine made exclusively from indigenous Sardinian grape varieties, yet one capable of holding its own on the international stage. Antonio Argiolas, born in 1906 and who lived to be over a hundred, never tiring of taking on new challenges, shared this vision with his sons Franco and Giuseppe in the 1980s. Following the first harvest in 1988, Turriga took its time: it was not until 1991 that it was presented to connoisseurs. The journalist Benedetto Ferrara later wrote in La Repubblica that this wine had legitimised Sardinian red wine in the eyes of the world.

85% Cannonau forms the backbone, complemented by 5% each of Carignano, Bovale Sardo and Malvasia Nera – grape varieties that have been rooted in Sardinia's limestone hillside soils and coastal sands for centuries, shaped by the sun and the sea breeze. Hand-harvested between October and November from the most prestigious vineyards near Serdiana. Careful grape selection, fermentation at 28 to 32°C, 16 to 18 days' contact with the skins using the délestage technique. Aged for 18 to 24 months in French barriques, followed by more than a year's bottle ageing.

An intense ruby red. Rich and complex on the nose. On the palate, it is well-structured, balanced, refined and persistent, with that suppleness which the estate itself describes as "Souplesse" and which sets this wine apart from most Mediterranean reds. SUPERIORE.DE

"Mediterranean style, showing raspberries, bark, bay leaves and white pepper, toasty and leathery. Gorgeously fruity with cassis flavors on the palate. Full-bodied, offering moderate, refreshing acidity and firm, ripe tannins that turn dustier in the finish. Drink or hold." James Suckling