SEMIDANO

CLASSIFICATION
Sardegna Semidano di Mogoro DOC
GRAPES
Semidano 100%

SEMIDANO
It is a vine of which there are reportsfrom 1780. After the unsuccessful attempts of production in other areas of the island, Semidano has been recognized as a grape of unique expression in the
area of Mogoro, obtaining the DOC. It is an unproductive vine with small clusters, tight and medium resistance to cryptogams. Due to the vegetative aspect it is at times confused with the
Nuragus, seen the similar conformation of the prunings and the leaves. The ripening takes place from the second decade of September. In late harvest, fromthe first decade of October, Semidano gives white wines of great structure and complexity or fascinating sweet wines.

TASTING NOTES
Pale and luminousstraw yellow. It is a wine that finds its main characteristic in the delicacy, which is expressed on the nose with delicate aromas of white fruit and aromatic grass. The sapidity to the taste is its characteristic, combined with the delicate acidity also resulting from the small residue of carbon dioxide of fermentative origin.
Alcohol: 12,50% vol.
Serving Temperature: 8-10° C.

IT’S BEST ENJOYED WITH…
Fresh and versatile aperitif, it can also be served with first courses seasoned with vegetables, fish carpaccio and grilled white meat.

THE VINEYARDS OF SEMIDANO
Grapes from vineyards grown on sandy soils, located 300 m, in the Mogoro area. The climate is Mediterranean with mild winters and hot summers. Average annual rainfall of 500 mm. The
harvest is manual with mashing of the grapes within a few hoursfrom the harvest. The yield per hectare is 80/90 q.

VINIFICATION AND AGING
Control of fermentation temperature and use ofselected yeasts. Fermentation at low temperature and subsequent refinement of 30 days in steel on fine lees.

BOTTLING AND DEVELOPMENT
Sterile under pressure of nitrogen. Wine structure, ennobles its characteristics in a maturation process that lasts more than a year. Optimal storage conditions are essential to appreciate the
best characteristics of the wine.