Argiolas Turriga

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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, Francesca and Valentina Argiolas

“A complex red with dark berry, black tea leaf, dried spice and blueberry undertones. Full body, dense and layered. Ripe, polished and chewy tannins. A long and flavorful finish.”
— James Suckling, Dec 2017

“Almost fully saturated ruby. Deep, perfumed aromas of dark plum, steel, flint, charcoal and herbs. Enters bright and fresh, then steely in the middle with a savory edge to the red and blue fruit flavors. Complicated by Mediterranean herbs and a hint of tar on the long, almost austere finish. Very serious Turriga with no easy sweetness or juiciness of fruit. Forget about this in the cellar for another three or four years.”
— Ian D’Agata, Mar 2018

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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

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

pH level:

3.9

Acidity:

5.3 g/L

Alcohol:

14.5 %

Dry extract:

36.7 g/L

Residual sugar:

0.3 g/L

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