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Isola dei Nuraghi Passito “3 Nodi”
Vigne RadaVermentino thrives around the coastal town of Alghero in northwest Sardinia, giving beautifully perfumed wines hinting at wildflowers, Mediterranean herbs, and briny sea breezes. While the Bardino family of Vigne Rada focuses primarily on a mouth-coating, mineral-driven dry Vermentino, they also dabble in the art of passito from late-harvest grapes shriveled up on the vine due to botrytis. With a delightfully cleansing acidity, this masterpiece retains all the brightness needed to refresh, while a luscious mouthfeel and hints of honey make this an indulgent treat. Terroir has the last word, as a noteworthy salinity reminds us of the nearby Mediterranean.
—Anthony Lynch
Wine Type: | dessert |
Vintage: | 2014 |
Bottle Size: | 500mL |
Blend: | Vermentino |
Appellation: | Isola dei Nuraghi |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Sardinia |
Producer: | Vigne Rada |
Vineyard: | 1.75 ha |
Soil: | Alluvial with riverbed stones and quartz |
Farming: | Sustainable |
Alcohol: | 15.5% |
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About The Producer
Vigne Rada
About The Region
Sardinia
Our first foray into Sardegna is very recent, and it only took one trip to fall in love with the island, its culture, and its wines. Similar to its northerly neighbor, Corsica, there is a strong regional identity here that goes far beyond its official status as one of Italy’s twenty regions. Its people are proud, strong-willed, and deeply attached to their traditions—a distinctive character often seen with island people and accentuated by its long history of invasions and outside rule.
This tumultuous past has resulted in diverse influences—Greek, Roman, Aragonese, Catalan, and Ligurian, just to name a few—that have shaped the island’s culture, language, cuisine, and wines over many centuries. While Vermentino and Cannonau (aka Grenache) reign, Sardegna also boasts a number of indigenous grapes that are capable of expressing something unique in its abundant variety of terroirs.
The Mediterranean plays a major role, providing cooling, salty breezes to coastal areas, while the rugged, mountainous interior is home to high-altitude sites where wines retain freshness in spite of the southerly latitude. The granitic highlands of Gallura and Barbagia come to mind as some of its most qualitative zones, but a range of soils, elevations, and varying distance to the sea mean that the island is capable of producing wines in all styles, from crisp whites to powerful reds and exquisite vini dolci.
The three growers we represent bring something new to the table, something fascinating that is not found elsewhere in Italy or even in nearby Corsica. Their wines evoke the rustic beauty of this fascinating island civilization, and of course, pair perfectly with the local cuisine, be it seafood-based or the hearty, earthy specialties of its interior.
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Kermit once said...
Kermit once said...
For the wines that I buy I insist that the winemaker leave them whole, intact. I go into the cellars now and select specific barrels or cuvées, and I request that they be bottled without stripping them with filters or other devices. This means that many of our wines will arrive with a smudge of sediment and will throw a more important deposit as time goes by, It also means the wine will taste better.