Argiolas Costera

Costera Cannonau di Sardegna DOC bottle image

Wine Description

Made from 100% Cannonau grown in the Costera vineyard. In order to achieve greater color extraction and flavor concentration, the juice is macerated with the skins for 12-15 days, with soft but frequent pump-overs. The wine is aged in French barriques for six to eight months prior to bottling.

Antonio Argiolas
Argiolas Vineyard
Antonio, Francesca and Valentina Argiolas
Is Solinas
Autumn Vine
Argiolas Winery
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Acclaim
[P]ossesses superb ripe fruit, a heady mouthfeel, and a long, lusty finish...a sexy, hedonistic Italian red...
— Wine Advocate, Dec 2002
Pine needles, mint tea and orange-peel notes give a mouthwatering, sweet-sour balance to the dried-cherry flavors in this cannonau...
— Wine & Spirits, Aug 2002
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Cannonau di Sardegna DOC
Vineyard name
The Costera vineyard
Vineyard size
61 acres
Soil composition
Clay and limestone
Training method
Alberello
Elevation:
720 feet
Vines/acre:
2,428
Exposure:
Southeastern
Year vineyard planted:
1989
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1989
Bottles produced of this wine:
150,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
16
Varietal composition:
100% Cannonau
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
13-15 days
Fermentation temperature:
82-86 °F
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Length of aging before bottling:
6-8 months
Length of bottle aging:
Minimal
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.9
Acidity:
5.1 g/L
Alcohol:
13.9 %
Dry extract:
34.3 g/L
Residual sugar:
1.3 g/L