2021 Raìca - Sarraiola Rosso

$85.00

Producer | Raìca

Region | Sardinia

Variety | Pascale di Cagliari

Alcohol | 14%

From pure Pascale grapes, a typically Sardinian native grape variety and produced only in a few hectares throughout the island, the Sarraiola Rosso is harvested manually in September from vines which are just turned 100 years old near the town of Telti, just outside the city of Olbia. The vines are bush trained on a gentle hill of 100 metre above sea level with prevalence of granite soil. Produced in only 800 bottles. Fermented in stainless steel and aged for 12 months in tonneau. Its origins are not entirely known but are suspected to be Spanish. Light body and bright acidity which are highlighted by notes of cherries, white pepper, and wild herbs.

Producer | Raìca

Region | Sardinia

Variety | Pascale di Cagliari

Alcohol | 14%

From pure Pascale grapes, a typically Sardinian native grape variety and produced only in a few hectares throughout the island, the Sarraiola Rosso is harvested manually in September from vines which are just turned 100 years old near the town of Telti, just outside the city of Olbia. The vines are bush trained on a gentle hill of 100 metre above sea level with prevalence of granite soil. Produced in only 800 bottles. Fermented in stainless steel and aged for 12 months in tonneau. Its origins are not entirely known but are suspected to be Spanish. Light body and bright acidity which are highlighted by notes of cherries, white pepper, and wild herbs.

ABOUT THE PRODUCER

Cinzia Pellazza and Eugenio Bocchino had always been enchanted by Sardinia’s landscape and dreamed of setting up a winery there. So in 2016 they bought seven hectares of land, which already included a couple of hectares of almost 50-year old Vermentino vines and Raìca was born. To the existing Vermentino they have added other varieties such as Pascale di Cagliari, Nuragus and Semidano. Their goal has been to create a ‘laboratory’ of sustainable viticulture, focusing on local traditions and native grapes varieties.

Raìca wines are a great expression of place. Their ‘minerality’ reflects the stony soil in which the vines grow. The surrounding olive trees, myrtle bushes and woodlands give the wines a strong Mediterranean character.

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