Description
Importer notes: "Born on the craggy, sun-bleached granite of northern Sardinia, winemaker Emanuele Ragnedda’s wines more than reflect the raw beauty of this Mediterranean island through the mirror of Vermentino. His rare, very small-batch whites—inspired by the island’s history and named according to its mythological lore—shine a brighter light on the flavorful potency of wines from this ancient land. A Sardinian native, Emanuele says he crafts his wines with “courage, enthusiasm and luck.”
‘Orahona’ is sunny simplicity and seaside decadence at the same time; a pure Vermentino that invites you for a dip into an azure Mediterranean cove, as lunch waits on a shady terrace on a sandy shore. So much aroma, so much silky fruit.
The ConcaEntosa estate contains a large parcel of land on the northern tip of Sardinia, some 170 acres, of which 30 are dedicated to Vermentino vines, not far from the village of Palau. Here in the north, winds are strong and the sun even more so; soils are mostly granite.
In this region, “giant’s tombs” are striking symbols of the mystery of much of Sardinian paleolithic culture. The outline of these stone structures are represented in simple, elegant lines on ConcaEntosa labels.
Winemaker Emanuele Ragnedda works with enologist Piero Cella, one of Sardinia’s top talents, to make ConcaEntosa wines. Harvests are performed by hand and vinification is as simple as possible. Grapes are pressed and fermented on indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks. Most wines are also aged in tank."
