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Traditional Sardinian wines are strong in character. Sardinia's wine making dates back to ancient times and has been influenced through the centuries by its occupiers such as the Phoenicians, Romans and Spaniards who imported their grapes to this enchanting Mediterranean Island.
Today, Sardinian wine holds its own as an important wine of Italy and although it is produced in small quantities, its quality is very high.
Among the white wines, the protagonist is Vermentino which features prominently on our wine list. Nuragus, named after the Nuraghe, the island's prehistoric stone towers, make popular white wines of moderate strength.
Among the red wines, the most representative of the island are made with the Cannonau and Monica grapes. Other grapes, such as Carignano and Bovale, are used to create some of the finest Sardinian wines such as Terre Brune and Turriga which combine power with unexpected elegance.
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Moresco Monica di Sardegna DOC Il Nuraghe
Warm,
ripe, silky, spicy fruit with good character and immediate appeal. |
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£14.00 |
Capocaccia della Nurra, Sella & Mosca
Ruby red shaded with garnet reflections.
Wonderfully rounded with hints of Sangiovese flavours. |
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£15.00 |
Lanaitto Isola dei Nuraghi IGT 2001
Full-bodied, intense ruby colour, aromatic with
lingering taste. |
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£15.00 |
Grotta Rossa, Carignano del Sulcis, Cantina
Sociale di Santadi 2001
`Delicate
violet notes on the nose followed by the attractive, violet fruit. Complex, deep and
delicious blend of tarry blackcurrant fruit with underlying richness of dried
fig. |
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£18.00 |
Mandrolisai
Superiore 1998, Cantina del Mandrolisai
Blend
of Cannonau, Bovale and Monica, ruby red with intense bouquet of wild
berries. |
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£18.00 |
Saccaia, Piero
Mancini
Medium bodied, with delicate
aromas and subtle after taste. |
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£18.00 |
Cannonau DOC, Piero Mancini
Deep, full-bodied with a long finish. |
£4.75 |
£19.00 |
Nepente
di Oliena DOC 2001
Full-bodied,
dry with rich and intense aroma, obtained by using selected Cannonau grapes. |
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£21.00 |
Cannonau
Riserva DOC 1998, Soletta
Oak
aged Cannonau, intense purple red in colour, dry, velvety with a hint of
vanilla. |
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£26.00 |
Luzzana 2000 Isola dei Nuraghi IGT, Giovanni Cherchi
Cannonau and Cagnulari grapes, refined in oak barrels for 12 months, create this smooth, incredibly rich and yet soft wine. |
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£29.00 |
Rocca Rubia, Carignano del Sulcis Riserva 2000, Cantina Sociale
di Santadi
Rich, ripe nose, with delicious creamy character on the palate and bags of soft ripe blackcurrant fruit,with acidity balanced against soft, full tannins. |
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£31.00 |
Nabui Monica di Sardegna Superiore, Cantina il Nuraghe di Mogoro
Fine selection of Monica grapes, aged for 8 months in small oak barrels, this wine is dry and full-bodied, yet silky and warm. |
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£31.00 |
Corrasi 2000,
Cantina Sociale di Oliena
Cannonau grapes selected from three vineyards with low yield per hectare define this wine's good structure and dryness. |
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£35.00 |
Korem,
2000 Isola dei Nuraghi IGT, Argiolas
Powerful plum fruit, strong structure, with refined tannins and vanilla oak flavours evident. |
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£45.00 |
Terre Brune 1998, Cantina Sociale di Santadi
Carignano and Bovaleddu grapes, complex aroma of toasted coffee beans and vanilla with an elegant finish. |
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£58.00 |
Turriga, 1998 Isola dei Nuraghi IGT, Argiolas
Considered one of Sardinia's finest, Turriga is made from Cannonau, Carignano and Bovale grapes, and aged in new French oaks for 18 months. The finished wine has an intense and distinctive ruby-red colour, and a full- bodied elegant bouquet. |
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£72.00 |
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Vermentino di Gallura DOCG "S'Eleme", Cantina del Vermentino
A dry, smooth, fragrant and delicately aromatic wine. |
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£14.00 |
S'Elegas Nuragus di Cagliari DOCG, Argiolas
Crisp citrus fruit with delicious grapefruit palate. |
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£14.00 |
Vermentino di Gallura DOCG, Piero Mancini
Dry, soft and well balanced with an elegant bouquet. |
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£19.00 |
Semidano DOC
Medium dry with a fruity bouquet, made with the original indigenous Sardinian grape. |
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£19.00 |
Terre Bianche DOC, Sella & Mosca
100% Torbato. Straw yellow with golden tones. Dry, fresh, clear-cut while not harsh with a fruity flavour |
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£21.00 |
Le Arenarie DOC, Sella & Mosca
100% Sauvignon lemony yellow, dry, long lasting bouquet, rich with great finesse. |
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£21.00 |
Vermentino di Gallura DOCG Canayli, Cantina Gallura
Dry, full and warm,wide-ranging and slightly aromatic. |
£4.75 |
£23.00 |
Vermentino Tuvaoes, Giovanni Cherchi
Brilliant straw yellow colour, complex scents of exotic fruits, clean and elegant taste. |
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£26.00 |
Boghes Isola dei Nuraghi 2001
Selected Vermentino grapes. Brilliant straw yellow with floral and fruity bouquet,
full-bodied with great structure & freshness. |
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£29.00 |
Villa di Chiesa IGT
The blend of Vermentino and Chardonnay grapes gives this wine its deep straw yellow coulor which is matched by its richness on the palate. Complex and full, it mixes the aromatic qualities of Vermentino with the spiciness of the new oak. |
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£36.00 |
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Sella Lori Rosato IGT, Argiolas
This light Mediterranean rose' made of 6 typical grape varietes, Bovale, Monica, Pascale, Malvasia, Cannonau, Carignan, is fruity and full of aromas. |
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£16.00 |
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