Argiolas
Cannonau di Sardegna Riserva Senes 2022
| Denomination | DOC Cannonau di Sardegna Rosso Riserva |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.5% by volume |
| Area | Sardinia (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 85% Cannonau, 10% Carignano, 5% Bovale |
| Aging | In small oak barrels for 12 months, then matured in the bottle. |
- Uvaggio DOC Riserva: Cannonau 85%, Carignano 10%, Bovale 5% (harvest 2022)
- Aged in oak: 12 months in small barrels, followed by bottle ageing
- Aromatic profile: blackberry and plum, dried flowers, tobacco, leather and spices
- Taste: intense, structured and smooth, with long persistence and refined aromas
- Pairings: meats and boiled dishes, stew, mature pecorino cheeses; serve at 16–18 °C
Description
What kind of wine it is
Argiolas Cannonau di Sardegna Riserva Senes is a refined blend of Cannonau, Carignano and Bovale grapes. In the glass, it displays an intense ruby red colour enriched with elegant garnet highlights. On the nose, it reveals enveloping aromas of plum and blackberry jam, dried flowers and deep notes of tobacco, leather, pepper and cloves. On the palate, it offers a long and persistent sip, distinguished by its great structure and smoothness. Thanks to its intensity, it pairs excellently with beef stews, pork-based dishes and mixed boiled meats, and proves outstanding when matched with aged or spicy cheeses.
Where it comes from
The grapes are grown in the Serdiana area, in southern Sardinia, at an altitude of around two hundred and twenty metres. In this region, the Mediterranean climate ensures mild winters, limited rainfall and hot, breezy summers. The calcareous-clay soils, rich in pebbles, provide optimal drainage and regular ripening of the grapes. This terroir gives the raw material a marked aptitude for ageing: over time, youthful vigour evolves into elegance, the tannins become silky and balance with the natural freshness, defining a harmonious and characterful profile.
How it is produced
The production process begins with a manual harvest, carried out at dawn to preserve the fragrance of the grapes. Fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature, with a maceration of about two weeks to allow for ideal extraction of aromatic and colour components. The subsequent malolactic fermentation in vitrified cement tanks gives the wine stability and roundness. The process continues with ageing in oak barrels for twelve months, during which the wine acquires a solid and harmonious structure. A final resting phase completes the profile, bestowing an enveloping aromatic complexity.
History and Curiosities
Senes is a majestic Cannonau di Sardegna DOC Riserva that expresses the authentic territorial vocation of the Argiolas winery. The 2022 vintage, an elegant blend of Cannonau, Carignano and Bovale, is made from hand-harvested grapes grown on particularly suitable calcareous-clay soils. After meticulous vinification, this red wine matures through 12 months of ageing in oak, then completes its evolution in the bottle. The result is a structured and persistent sip, ideal for accompanying long-aged cheeses and rich, complex meat dishes.
Awards
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2022
3One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1938
- Oenologist: Mariano Murru
- Bottles produced: 2.500.000
- Hectares: 250
From their grand old man, a monument to an extraordinary entrepreneurial history, they have picked up the stubbornness and sense of challenge to the world, the simple and authentic joy of harvesting and crushing, the passion that springs from the bubbling musts and the effervescent young wines, the personality that defines the tenacious and mature wines, as soft as the limestone in which their roots are sunk, perfumed and savoury like the sea, long-lived like Sardinians.
In 1979 Antonio Argiolas, an established local entrepreneur, went to Argentina and California. These travels were a source of inspiration for him, and represented the beginning of a revolution; in fact these showed him the needs to overcome the parcelling out the countryside, which was widespread on the island, and to employ technologically advanced machines to work larger expanses of land under single ownership.
So, he acquired the lands of Selegas-Sa Tanca and Susini, the Winery’s largest estates. These are the places that Argiolas wine speak of, emblems of the strength, courage and farsightedness of the idea. Read more
| Name | Argiolas Cannonau di Sardegna Riserva Senes 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Cannonau di Sardegna DOC |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 85% Cannonau, 10% Carignano, 5% Bovale |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Vendor | Argiolas |
| Story | History and Curiosities Senes is a majestic Cannonau di Sardegna DOC Riserva that expresses the authentic territorial vocation of the Argiolas winery. The 2022 vintage, an elegant blend of Cannonau, Carignano and Bovale, is made from hand-harvested grapes grown on particularly suitable calcareous-clay soils. After meticulous vinification, this red wine matures through 12 months of ageing in oak, then completes its evolution in the bottle. The result is a structured and persistent sip, ideal for accompanying long-aged cheeses and rich, complex meat dishes. |
| Origin | Serdiana (Cagliari), Sardinia, Italy |
| Climate | Mediterranean; altitude 220 m a.s.l.; mild winters, limited rainfall, hot and breezy summers |
| Soil composition | Calcareous-clayey with medium-small pebbles |
| Fermentation temperature | 25–28 °C |
| Fermentation | Approximately 12 5 days |
| Production technique | Fermentation with maceration at controlled temperature (25–28 °C) for about 12–15 days; malolactic fermentation in vitrified cement tanks; ageing for 12 months in small oak barrels and subsequently in bottle |
| Wine making | Alcoholic fermentation with maceration at a controlled temperature (25–28 °C) for approximately 12–15 days; malolactic fermentation in glass-lined concrete tanks; ageing for 12 months in small oak barrels and subsequently in the bottle. |
| Aging | In small oak barrels for 12 months, then matured in the bottle. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |