The Cantina Berritta in Dorgali is a small family winery located in Sardinia, one of the two main island of Italy. Antonio and Francesco Berritta operate an 11 hectare estate, which has been the family’s property for several generations. Previously, the grapes were sold to the local cooperative, but then they decided to make their own wine. The vineyards a cultivated following biologic principles. They are located on a high plateau, about 200 meters above sea level, a few kilometers from the eastern coast of Sardinia. The Cannonau and the few Panzale, a very rare grape, vines are of an almost canonical age. On some plots, the average age of the vines could be around 70 or 80 years. On these 11 hectares, the Cantina Berritta produces a very limited harvest:of around 30,000 bottles of Cannonau di Sardegna.
Wine(s) tasted:
April 2019
* Cannonau di Sardegna Thurcalesu 2016: an elegant and round-body ruby red wine with wood-berries and red flowers aromas
* Cannonau di Sardegna Classico Monte Tundu 2016: a wide-body dark-ruby red wine with yummy wood-berries and dark cherries aromas and a long-lasting finish
Producer: Azienda Agricola Berritta, Viale Kennedy 108, 08022 Dorgali (NU), Italy
Website: https://www.cantinaberritta.it/
Appellation(s): Cannonau di Sardegna
Importer in Switzerland: https://www.caratello.ch/
