Agripunica Montessu Isola dei Nuraghi 2021

The Montessu is produced on the estate of the same name of the AgriPunica company, which is located in the Basso Sulcis in the south-west of Sardinia, and is A joint venture between the Santadi winery with its president Antonello Pilloni, the San Guido Group and the legendary Tuscan winemaker Giacomo Tachis, who passed away after a successful life in the winemaking world in 2016. The purpose of this collaboration was born from Tachis’ intuition to enhance Sardinia and the incredible potential of the Sulcis region. So on the Montessu and Barrua estates they began producing red wines. The idea of producing red wines came from the fact that the great luminosity of the soil and the intense aromas of the grapes were particularly appreciated. The climate of the place allows the grapes to reach a level of ripeness that allows them to produce wines of excellent color, structure, and alcoholic richness, combined in the final product by the great producers of Super Tuscan. Thus, with a prevalence of Carignano grapes native to Sulcis and 40% of French grapes, in 2002 they began producing Montessu, an IGT Isola dei Nuraghi that brings innovation to a region that has not had the visibility it deserved. Harvested in the second half of September, the vines are grown in medium-textured, sandy clay and limestone soil. The must ferments with the skins at a temperature of around 25/30°C, and is subjected to periodic pumping over to facilitate the absorption of the compounds present in the pomace, which give it color and structure. Malolactic fermentation also takes place to soften the mass, preceding approximately 15 months of maturation in French oak barriques. This intense and fruity wine also acquires salinity notes thanks to its proximity to the sea.