Tonaghe

Cannonau di Sardegna D.O.C., year 2006

Vine	Cannonau 90%, other local red vines 10%
Production area	It’s produced from a selection of the best grapes of the vineyards in the Tirso Valley and High Campidano in the Island of Sardinia, Italy
Height	30/300 s.l.m.
Exposition	Mostly East
Climate	Typical Mediterranean, with mild winters, limited precipitations and very hot and ventilated summers
Color	Rubin red, with tendency to darkening to “granata” with aging
Perfume	Intense, with vine taste well defined and smells of ripe plume and wild blackberry
Taste	Warm, full, and with a characteristic structure in its unique taste
Food pairings	Goes well with big roasted meats, game and tasty cheeses
Serving temperature	16-18° C.
TECHNICAL DATA
Alcool	% vol.	13,5
Residual Sugar	g/l	2,20
Total & volatile acidity	g/l	5,00 ; 0,40
SO2 Total and free	mg/l	115 ; 25
Total dry extract	g/l	29,5
pH		3,78
Poli-fenols Total	g/l	2,50
Vines		90% Cannonau, 10% other red grapes
Quality of the ground		Good calcaric structure with clay fractions
Vines conformation		Small tree (vigna latina) and simple guyot
Vine Yield by hectare	quintals	70
Wine Yield by hectare	hl	42
Wine-making		Soft Pressing and Treading, fermentation with con maceration of the skins up to 15 days
Refining		In fiberglass tubs and in oak barrels