{"title":"Rhone in Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003eItalian wine inspired by the grapes and wine styles of Rhone ... featuring Viognier (found in Piedmont), and Syrah but also the Italian\/Sardinian answer to Grenache - Cannonau*.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e* \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIt's likely that Grenache ended up on the Mediterranean island thanks to Spanish 'invaders' who brought their Garnacha vines during the time the island was under the rule of the Kingdom of Aragon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sensazioni-2020-ferraris-75cl","title":"SENSAZIONI Viognier DOC 2020 [Ferraris] 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eLight Body, Dry (Viognier). 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Luca was the first and still the only vintner to plant the French variety in Piedmont, producing the first vintage of 4,000 bottles of Viognier wine in 2008. Vinification takes place at about 18 degrees after soft pressing of the grapes. The wine is left to settle for about 12 months in stainless steel tanks where we carry out a weekly “botonage”, stirring the yeast and particles in the wine to prevent oxidation and keep fresh scents. Viognier has a good sense of body and structure with an intense aroma with high notes of exotic fruits. 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Alc 14%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e89\u003c\/strong\u003e pts James Suckling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exciting new wine from the Sardinian vineyards of Bentu Luna - sister winery of prestigious Lombardy estate Castello Di Cigognola.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA blend of the key Sardinian grapes, from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30-50 year old vines\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egrown in an important wine zone right in the centre of the island, then produced at the winery estate on the central West coast (\u003c\/span\u003ein Neoneli in the province of Oristano).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes: An opulent wine, packed with ripe fruit (wild strawberry, loganberry, hedgerow fruit) and floral notes, with a smoky finish (reminiscent of some Syrah). Dark berries, brambles, earthy, hint of cacao. Will be gorgeous with duck or bbq meats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Jancis Robinson: \"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJust mid ruby with orange tinges. A cool nose of raspberry and with a suggestion of mint and smoky minerality and raw rhubarb, which may indicate a cooler vintage than the triumphant 2019. Bags of minerally raspberry fruit with succulent acidity and finely ground tannins, like out of a mortar. Very long and deep and, actually, this should get another year in bottle. Earthy, smoky notes on a long raspberry finish that is concentrated as well as fresh. Perhaps a tiny bit less ripe than last year’s version but still compelling.\u003c\/em\u003e\" (WS)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e*Cannonau, known elsewhere as Grenache or Garnacha. **Bovale Sardo, a.k.a. Bovaleddu (known elsewhere as Graciano).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWINERY NOTES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMari is a Mandrolisai DOC, from 35% Sardinian Bovale, 30% Cannonau, 30% Monica vines. Harvesting takes place in the first ten days of October. After a slow and careful destemming of the bunch, fermentation begins with spontaneous foot in 20hl cement tanks. Fermentation lasts about three weeks, with light manual punching down at the end of the second. The refinement is eight months in second passage oak barriques, during which light bâtonnage is carried out and the malolactic fermentation is activated. Mari presents itself as a wine of great balance: spicy notes emerge on the nose, it is soft in the mouth and impresses with the enveloping hints of dark fruit and the delicious salty note, with a warm finish.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinification\u003c\/strong\u003e : After a slow and careful destemming of the bunch, fermentation begins with spontaneous foot in 20 Hl cement tanks. Here the whole berries alternated with whole clusters begin their fermentation process. Process that lasts about 3 weeks during which light manual punching takes place after 2 weeks.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAging\u003c\/strong\u003e : the wine is aged for 8 months in second passage oak barriques. During this period he carries out the MLF and light battonage is carried out.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo. of bottles produced\u003c\/strong\u003e : 4,900\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLEARN MORE: Follow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca for=\"\" title=\"“Wine\" href=\"https:\/\/once-upon-a-vine.myshopify.com\/admin\/products\/%E2%80%9Chttps:\/\/winefornormalpeople.libsyn.com\/ep-403-sardinia-italy-an-overview-of-italys-island-with-its-own-accent%E2%80%9D\" people=\"\" normal=\"\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to a podcast by Wine For Normal People that's useful for understanding more about the SARDINIA region (important for grapes like Vermentino, Monica, Cannonau, Bovale)!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, an excerpt from an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jancisrobinson.com\/articles\/italian-new-releases-part-6-south-and-islands\" target=\"_blank\"\u003earticle\u003c\/a\u003e by Walter Speller for JancisRobinson.com says \"\u003cem\u003eSardinia has become a hotbed of activity, especially the high plain of Mandrolisai, where many old and very old vines of indigenous varieties can be found. Only now is the full potential of this area being recognised with the recent and considerable investment made by the Moratti family, responsible for some fine Oltrepò Pavese sparkling wine. A brand-new cellar has been built for their Bentu Luna estate on Sardinia. Star oenologist Federico Staderini is involved in this new enterprise as well as with their Oltrepò Pavese sparklers. The first vintages of the Bentu Luna wines ... are truly captivating and amazing expressions of Cannonau especially – the best I have come across so far in Italy. Some of these elegant, complex and, I expect, long-lived wines come in at a whopping 15.5%, but you wouldn't know it.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bentu Luna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43620459118846,"sku":"UVCA50","price":65.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0246\/1692\/7337\/products\/MARI2020_BentuLuna_75cl.png?v=1667183847"},{"product_id":"susu-2019-bentu-luna-75cl","title":"SUSU 2019 [Bentu Luna] 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eFull Body, Dry (Cannonau*). DOC. Alc 14.5%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exciting new wine from the Sardinian vineyards of Bentu Luna - \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003esister winery of prestigious Lombardy estate Castello Di Cigognola.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e James Suckling; \u003cstrong\u003e92\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e Wine Enthusiast; \u003cstrong\u003e18\/20\u003c\/strong\u003e Jancis Robinson; \u003cstrong\u003eGold\u003c\/strong\u003e medal at Wow The Italian Wine Competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImportant grape for Sardinia (\u003cstrong\u003e35-70 year old vines\u003c\/strong\u003e) grown in an important wine zone right in the centre of the island, then produced at the winery estate on the central West coast (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ein Neoneli in the province of Oristano).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes: A bold and exciting wine, with bright fruit on the nose (red currants, blood orange, pomegranate, black plum, some herbal notes , blue flowers (violets) and lots of spice. A firm structure, with notable yet supple tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Jancis Robinson: \"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransparent deep blood ruby. Smells like white pepper and the most exquisite raspberries you've ever put your nose to. Wildly intense. Wildly beautiful. This is absolutely extraordinary. How can a wine be dense and yet soar at the same time? Crushed rose petals, sumac, cinnamon; damsons, sweet chamois leather, the whole spice souk sucked into a kaleidoscope, fresh dates, plums so sweet you turn your face to the sky in gratitude for being alive. As I taste this wine I feel like I am trying to gather up a riotous, glorious, tumult of flavours and every time I pick one up, I drop another, but it's not in a panic but in the sheer outrageous joy of this wine. It's a wine that is absolutely inside\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e its own skin, so alive that tasting it sent goosebumps up my spine. It's wildly complex. When I take a sip of this wine, it owns me.\u003c\/em\u003e\" (TC)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e*Cannonau, known elsewhere as Grenache or Garnacha.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Full bottle 1,225 g. 100% Cannonau from Sardinia\/Sardegna. Susu means 'up'. Single vineyard, 40-year-old vines, in Neoneli. Spontaneous fermentation. Aged in used oak barriques for eight months. 1,500 bottles. CORE = \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e18 \u003c\/strong\u003eTransparent deep blood ruby. Smells like white pepper and the most exquisite raspberries you've ever put your nose to. Wildly intense. Wildly beautiful. This is absolutely extraordinary. How can a wine be dense and yet soar at the same time? Crushed rose petals, sumac, cinnamon; damsons, sweet chamois leather, the whole spice souk sucked into a kaleidoscope, fresh dates, plums so sweet you turn your face to the sky in gratitude for being alive. As I taste this wine I feel like I am trying to gather up a riotous, glorious, tumult of flavours and every time I pick one up, I drop another, but it's not in a panic but in the sheer outrageous joy of this wine. It's a wine that is absolutely inside its own skin, so alive that tasting it sent goosebumps up my spine. It's wildly complex. When I take a sip of this wine, it owns me. (TC)\u003c\/em\u003e\" February, 2022 ... \"\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFull bottle 1,248 g. I see that some sources say this is DO Cannonau di Sardegna, but the label just says Vino Rosso. It is, however, 100% Cannonau. Very old vines. Spontaneous fermentation. Aged in used oak barriques for eight months. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSCORE = \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e17.5 \u003c\/strong\u003eAbsolutely gorgeous fruit, nose and palate. This is zinging with vitality! Peppery, raspberry fruit so ripe and sweet it seems to explode on the tongue. The fruit has a lustrous sheen, but at the same time, deep orange-scented acidity shoots across the palate like fine, fast arrows. Amazing focus – despite the almost psychedelic swirl of spice (juniper, Szechuan, clove, cinnamon, dried thyme) and rose petals and plush fruit, it still has this fierce, elegant, linear direction. Stunning. (TC)\u003c\/em\u003e\" \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJuly 2021  ... \"\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% Cannonau. Spontaneous fermentation in 20-hl concrete tanks. Total skin maceration three weeks. MLF in oak barriques of second passage and aged in the same casks for eight months. SCORE = \u003cstrong\u003e17.5 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLustrous mid crimson. Alluring lifted, peppery damson and raspberry nose with a whiff of oak. Sappy and nervy acidity cutting through damson and raspberry palate. Great focus and vibrancy on the finish. (WS)\u003c\/em\u003e\" March, 2021 - Jancis Robsinon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWINERY NOTES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSusu is a Cannonau with a spicy olfactory spectrum, enlivened by a note of pepper that interacts with ripe dark fruits.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinification\u003c\/strong\u003e : After a slow and careful destemming of the bunch, fermentation begins with spontaneous foot in 20 Hl cement tanks. Here the whole berries alternated with whole clusters begin their fermentation process. Process that lasts about 3 weeks during which light manual punching takes place after 2 weeks. Aging: the wine is aged for 8 months in second passage oak barriques. During this period he carries out the MLF and light battonage is carried out.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo. of bottles produced\u003c\/strong\u003e : 1,500\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLEARN MORE: Follow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca for=\"\" title=\"“Wine\" href=\"https:\/\/once-upon-a-vine.myshopify.com\/admin\/products\/%E2%80%9Chttps:\/\/winefornormalpeople.libsyn.com\/ep-403-sardinia-italy-an-overview-of-italys-island-with-its-own-accent%E2%80%9D\" people=\"\" normal=\"\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to a podcast by Wine For Normal People that's useful for understanding more about the SARDINIA region (important for grapes like Vermentino, Monica, Cannonau, Bovale)!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFinally, an excerpt from an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jancisrobinson.com\/articles\/italian-new-releases-part-6-south-and-islands\" target=\"_blank\"\u003earticle\u003c\/a\u003e by Walter Speller for JancisRobinson.com says \"\u003cem\u003eSardinia has become a hotbed of activity, especially the high plain of Mandrolisai, where many old and very old vines of indigenous varieties can be found. Only now is the full potential of this area being recognised with the recent and considerable investment made by the Moratti family, responsible for some fine Oltrepò Pavese sparkling wine. A brand-new cellar has been built for their Bentu Luna estate on Sardinia. Star oenologist Federico Staderini is involved in this new enterprise as well as with their Oltrepò Pavese sparklers. The first vintages of the Bentu Luna wines ... are truly captivating and amazing expressions of Cannonau especially – the best I have come across so far in Italy. Some of these elegant, complex and, I expect, long-lived wines come in at a whopping 15.5%, but you wouldn't know it.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bentu Luna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43620514824446,"sku":"UVCA51","price":129.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0246\/1692\/7337\/products\/SUSU2019_BentuLuna_75cl.png?v=1667183835"},{"product_id":"beluna-2019-bentu-luna-75cl","title":"BE'LUNA 2019 [Bentu Luna] 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eFull Body, Dry (Cannonau*, Bovale**, Monica). IGT Isola dei Nuraghi. Alc 15.5%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exciting new wine from the Sardinian vineyards of Bentu Luna - sister winery of prestigious Lombardy estate Castello Di Cigognola.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e James Suckling; \u003cstrong\u003e92\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e Wine Enthusiast; \u003cstrong\u003e17.5\/20\u003c\/strong\u003e Jancis Robinson;  \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGold\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e medal at Wow The Italian Wine Competition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA blend of the key Sardinian grapes, from \u003cstrong\u003e117 year old vines\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, in an important wine zone \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eright in the centre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e of the island, then produced at the winery estate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e on the central West coast (\u003c\/span\u003ein Neoneli in the province of Oristano).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e*Cannonau, known elsewhere as Grenache or Garnacha. **Bovale Sardo, a.k.a. Bovaleddu (known elsewhere as Graciano).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tasting_note__tasting-note-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"35% Bovale Sardo, 35% Cannonau, 30% Monica from a vineyard of 115 years old. Spontaneous fermentation in 20-hl concrete tanks. Total skin maceration three weeks. MLF in oak barriques of second passage and aged in the same casks for eight months. SCORE = \u003cstrong\u003e17.5\u003c\/strong\u003e Lustrous crimson. Huge depth and intensity on the nose. Lifted raspberry and layers and layers of damson. Sweetly perfumed. Amazing balance of succulent fruit that is still holding back a little and with bags of sandy tannins. Intense, long and yet not heavy. Minerally, saline notes on the finish. (WS)\u003c\/em\u003e\" - Jancis Robsinon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWINERY NOTES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBe luna, a Sardinian red made from 40% Sardinian Bovale, 35% from Cannonau and the remaining 25% from Monica. With a very small production, of about 1200 bottles, from 117-year-old vines, it stands out for its complex and refined nose, with notes of cherry, cinchona, tobacco and Mediterranean scrub. In the mouth it reveals a great finesse, embellished with a balsamic note, which evokes an ancient Sardinia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinification\u003c\/strong\u003e : After a slow and careful destemming of the bunch, fermentation begins with spontaneous foot in 20 Hl cement tanks. Here the whole berries alternated with whole clusters begin their fermentation process. Process that lasts about 3 weeks during which light manual punching takes place after 2 weeks.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAging\u003c\/strong\u003e : the wine is aged for 8 months in second passage oak barriques. During this period he carries out the MLF and light batonnage are carried out.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo. of bottles produced\u003c\/strong\u003e : 1,300\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLEARN MORE: Follow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/once-upon-a-vine.myshopify.com\/admin\/products\/%E2%80%9Chttps:\/\/winefornormalpeople.libsyn.com\/ep-403-sardinia-italy-an-overview-of-italys-island-with-its-own-accent%E2%80%9D\" title=\"“Wine\" for=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" normal=\"\" people=\"\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e to a podcast by Wine For Normal People that's useful for understanding more about the SARDINIA region (important for grapes like Vermentino, Monica, Cannonau, Bovale)!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinally, an excerpt from an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jancisrobinson.com\/articles\/italian-new-releases-part-6-south-and-islands\" target=\"_blank\"\u003earticle\u003c\/a\u003e by Walter Speller for JancisRobinson.com says \"\u003cem\u003eSardinia has become a hotbed of activity, especially the high plain of Mandrolisai, where many old and very old vines of indigenous varieties can be found. Only now is the full potential of this area being recognised with the recent and considerable investment made by the Moratti family, responsible for some fine Oltrepò Pavese sparkling wine. A brand-new cellar has been built for their Bentu Luna estate on Sardinia. Star oenologist Federico Staderini is involved in this new enterprise as well as with their Oltrepò Pavese sparklers. The first vintages of the Bentu Luna wines ... are truly captivating and amazing expressions of Cannonau especially – the best I have come across so far in Italy. Some of these elegant, complex and, I expect, long-lived wines come in at a whopping 15.5%, but you wouldn't know it.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bentu Luna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43620521017598,"sku":"UVCA52","price":199.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0246\/1692\/7337\/products\/BE_LUNA2019_BentuLuna_75cl.png?v=1666955131"},{"product_id":"cannonau-2021-audarya-75cl","title":"CANNONAU di Sardegna DOC 2021 [Audarya] 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eMedium Body, Dry (Cannonau). DOC. Alc 13.5%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSardinia's answer to Grenache (a.k.a. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGarnacha\u003c\/span\u003e), with a similar profile to those of southern France, yet unique in its minerality - typical of wines from this warm island's terroir. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTASTING NOTES: Layers of red fruit on the nose. 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