Argiolas Merì

Merì Vermentino di Sardegna DOC bottle image

Wine Description

Argiolas is the foremost wine estate on the island of Sardinia producing archetypal wines from native varietals. The winery was founded in 1938 by Antonio Argiolas and was the first on the island to pursue quality over quantity. Today, the Argiolas family is recognized as Sardinia’s leading producer of wine.

Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies roughly 190 miles west of Italy's mainland. The vineyards of Argiolas are located in Serdiana in the Trexenta hills just north of the capital of Cagliari. Argiolas farms 600 acres of native Sardinian grapes including Nuragus, Monica, and Cannonau.

Merì Vermentino is an experimental wine conceived by Argiolas’ technical director Mariano Murru along with the Italian Ministry of Research’s “Project Vinex.” The goal is to study and identify the most suitable harvesting techniques to preserve aromas and reduce the use of sulphur. Merì is harvested with a specially designed machine that chills the grapes with dry ice as they’re picked.

Antonio Argiolas
Argiolas Vineyard
Antonio, Francesca and Valentina Argiolas
Is Solinas
Autumn Vine
Argiolas Winery
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Acclaim
“Fragrant nose of fresh pineapples, lemon leaves, celeriac salt and basil. It’s medium-bodied with wonderful freshness and energy.”
— James Suckling, Aug 2022
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Vermentino di Sardegna DOC
Soil composition
Calcareous Clay-Loam
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
660 feet
Vines/acre:
2,200
Yield/acre:
3.2 tons
Exposure:
Southeastern
Harvest time:
August-September
First vintage of this wine:
2011
Bottles produced of this wine:
110,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Vermentino
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
15-20 days
Fermentation temperature:
59 °F
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Total SO2
135
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.54
Acidity:
5.6 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
21.5 g/L
Total SO2
135
Residual sugar:
1.61 g/L