Renosu Rosso


WINERY DETTORI
REGION Romangia

As generations-long custodians of the identity of Romangia, the Dettori family has produced wine since the 19th century. Alessandro Dettori became the first winemaker in Sardinia to re-focus attention on the winegrowing district of Romangia and the clones/biotypes of ancient vines, such as Retagliadu Nieddu (the historic Cannonau of Sorso-Sennori). Since 2003, respect for the land and tradition has led the family to adopt biodynamic agriculture in all its vineyards and a production philosophy based on observing the vineyards and the wines. Each Dettori wine hails from a single vineyard and is enhanced through vinification conducted exclusively in concrete tanks in a totally natural way, without the addition of sulfites, yeasts, oak, animal products, or any other additives and adjuvants permitted in winemaking.

An everyday wine, Renosu Rosso is fragrant, simple and authentic. This is a red wine to uncork and enjoy with friends and provides an easy, versatile pairing with food. Renosu, which means sandy in the local dialect, is not an original idea but stems, as ever, from tradition: the idea of combining the different red grapes present in the vineyards, is a time-tested practice in the land of Romangia.

GRAPES

Retagliadu Nieddu, Monica, and Pascale

OENOLOGIST

Alessandro Dettori

VINEYARDS

Renosu


Vinification

Grapes are harvested by hand and quality-selected on a sorting table, then de-stemmed but not pressed. Maceration lasts 2-10 days in open concrete vats, without using starters or sulfites. Racking is always done by hand to protect the skin. The must continues its journey in small concrete tanks until bottling. Wines are not filtered, but clarified by means of natural gravity-settling, and the cold winter temperatures in the cellar help stabilize the wine. No additives of any kind are used at any point in the production process. Suitable for vegans.

LOCATION OF VINEYARDS Cru of Badde Nigolosu in the Sorso Sennori part of Romangia

VINE TRAINING Aberello and spurred cordon, at a density of 5,000-6,000 vines per hectare

VITICULTURE Biodynamic

AGING Aged in concrete and glass bottle

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