Our Vineyards

This is the historic family vineyard, 3.80 hectares of “pure nature”. Planted anew, in 2000, where the family had planted the first vineyard in 1949.

We are 350 meters above sea level with a significant difference in altitude within the property. Here the land is arid, derived from granite disintegration, a land with a significant grain size and rich in stony fragments. A land that, for its ability to reflect the sun rays, has an important effect on the life of the vines and on the vegetative and ripening phases. The vineyard is immersed in a wild nature made of cork oaks and Mediterranean scrub rich in helichrysum, an aromatic herb that is widespread in our area and very dear to us. We find hints of this plant evident in the aroma and taste of our Vermentino di Gallura Superiore docg Biancosmeraldo.

The vineyard offers a beautiful view of Monte Limbara, granite par excellence! We are less than 30 km west of the sea. Here the winds from the sea are channeled towards west and help us to keep the grapes ventilated and healthy. Precisely for this reason the vineyard, exposed to north-west, was planted following the lines of maximum slope (that we call “a ritocchino”) to embrace and accompany the strong mistral that often blows in this area.

Here, in Su Cabrileddu, beside Vermentino, we have planted red grapes such as: Muristellu, Carignano, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese Grosso (biotype Lamole). The vineyard exposure has proved to be particularly favorable for these grapes. Here, both for white grapes, but even more so for red grapes, we enjoy a great natural advantage: in September and October the sun enters the vineyard late, after nine in the morning, this helps to preserve aromas and scents that the temperature range, between day and night, guarantees.

This vineyard is exposed to south-east and the rows have been positioned from east to west, this in order to follow the flow of the mistral and avoid stagnant humidity.

In this vineyard we planted only Vermentino of 4 different clones taking into consideration both the type of soil and the type of wine that we wanted to produce in the most natural way possible, aiming to obtain different scents and aromas in the same glass.

Before planting the vineyard we worked impeccably on the hydraulic regime of the vineyard to create a dry environment for the roots. We built important drainage to prevent stagnant water. In order to guarantee suitable vegetation we created a new accumulation pond with relative internal hydrogeological aquifers where the water from the aquifers flows at the end of the summer.

The close proximity to the Limbara mountain range makes the temperature range between night and day very strong, a great advantage for the grapes! This is particularly significant from mid-August to the end of September, the time when we normally finish harvesting in this vineyard.

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