Cardedu Canonau di Sardegna

Color: ruby red with evident purple notes
Perfumes: cherry, blueberry, blackberry, berries
Matches: game, cheeses and cured meats
Service temperature: 16-18 ° C
Ability to evolve: 3-5 + years

$27.00

Cannonau is Sardegna’s version of the Spanish Garnacha and the island’s most widely-planted grape. (Old-timers sometimes spelled it “Canonau”, and that’s what’s on the vintage label.) Cardedu’s vineyards for this wine are in the growing zone of Jerzu, which is historically among the most prized terroirs on the entire island for Cannonau. ‘Caladu’ is the Sardinian word for sunset – one of the many times when you can enjoy this wine. It’s spicy and smoky, with fleshy fruit and dusty tannins.