Argiolas Turriga

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. 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. Turriga is the benchmark red wine of Sardinia, conceived by the Argiolas Family and Giacomo Tachis. The impetus was to create a great Sardinian wine capable of long aging using only Sardinian varietals. 

Antonio Argiolas
Argiolas Vineyard
Antonio, Francesca and Valentina Argiolas
Is Solinas
Autumn Vine
Argiolas Winery
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Acclaim
“Complex and subtle aromas of brambleberries, blackberries, cloves and perfume. Full-bodied with tannins that are round-textured and rather soft, but there's still plenty of structure. It’s long and very flavorful, but reserved at the same time. Another three or four years should take this to another level.”
— James Suckling, Aug 2022
“The 2018 Turriga tempts the imagination with a distinctly minty freshness before deepening and darkening with depths of black currant, balsamic spice and cocoa. This is elegance personified, seamlessly silky yet with a bitter tinge of tart wild berries and sour citrus to balance, all guided by brisk acidity. Its minerality comes through in the long and structured finish, leaving the palate saturated with primary concentration. Residual acidity maintains unbelievable freshness. The 2018 is the most exciting young Turriga that I’ve tasted. This is not a beast but a well-muscled and refined dancer.” — Vinous, Nov 2023
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Isola dei Nuraghi IGT
Vineyard name
The Turriga vineyard
Vineyard size
15 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous and Rocky
Training method
Gobelet
Elevation:
759 feet
Vines/acre:
2,200
Yield/acre:
1.6-2.0 tons
Exposure:
Southeastern
Year vineyard planted:
1970
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
1988
Bottles produced of this wine:
45,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
16-18
Varietal composition:
85% Cannonau, 5% Carignano, 5% Bovale Sardo, 5% Malvasia Nera
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Fermentation temperature:
82-86 °F
Maceration technique:
Racking
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barriques and Cement vats
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
20 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
Length of bottle aging:
12 months
Total SO2
154
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.63
Acidity:
6.2 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Dry extract:
39.9 g/L
Total SO2
154
Residual sugar:
0.6 g/L