Turriga Isola dei Nuraghi IGT 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.

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. It is a blend of Cannonau, Malvasia Nera, Carignano, and Bovale Sardo with two years aging in French barriques. The Venus or "Turriga" that graces the label was found in the vineyards of Argiolas in 1935.

Antonio Argiolas
Argiolas Vineyard
Antonio, Francesca and Valentina Argiolas
Is Solinas
Autumn Vine
Argiolas Winery
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Acclaim
#71 in the Top 100 Italian Wines of 2016
ARGIOLAS Turriga Isola dei Nuraghi 2012 – 95 points
“Complex aromas of sweet berries such as raspberries as well as plums. Floral and perfumed as well. Full body and very velvety and polished tannins that give the wine a caressing mouthfeel. Persistent and already satisfying.”
— James Suckling, Nov 2016
“Black licorice and tobacco accents lace the baked currant and fig cake flavors of this graceful red, underscored by a dark note of tarry smoke. Medium- to full-bodied, with supple tannins firming the lingering finish.”
— Wine Spectator, Apr 2017
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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:
50,000
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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
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Analytical Data
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