Antonella Corda - Isola dei Nuraghi Ziru 2019
Italy
White
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17,5/20
Jancis Robinson
"A true tribute to the Italian grape variety Vermentino!
"Ziru" is the ancient local name for the jars used to preserve oil and wine. This wine has a long maceration, is aged in earthen jars and is naturally unfiltered.It smells of honey, heady, like the warm, thick perfume of many linden trees in bloom. There's honeysuckle, the buzz of a big, lazy bee and richness, a wine that has the sensuality of a sleepy summer afternoon. Golden and honeyed, but with a wonderfully thick, creamy bitterness underpinning it all; folded, dimensional, expressing itself in space, like a rich, broken-textured impasto painting on a raw linen canvas stretched across a frame. Lanolin and aloe, freesia and baked pear, candied grapefruit peel, bay leaf, luminous lemon leaf. Absolutely gorgeous. 2022-2027" (Jancis Robinson 2023)
Features
Estate
Antonella Corda
Cuvée
Ziru
Vintage
2019
Designation
Isola dei Nuraghi
Region
Italy
Grape varieties
100% Vermentino
Terroirs
Soils composed of sand, clay and silt, at 200m altitude
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
All operations are carried out in the absence of oxygen thanks to the use of dry ice to preserve the grapes' aromas and reduce the use of SO2. Destemming is followed by fermentation in terracotta amphorae (ziru), which are then sealed so that the wine continues to age.
Breeding
6 months in amphorae
Alcohol content
14,5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Attractive straw-yellow colour with golden highlights, brilliant
Nose
This wine aims to reveal all the fragrances and hidden strength of each grape, a complex floral bouquet combined with a strong fruity and mineral presence.
Mouth
Terracotta-smoothed tannin and decisive acidity battle it out with every sip.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2027
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with skate wing in caper sauce, shrimps sautéed in ginger...
Antonella Corda
Isola dei Nuraghi
Expert opinion
Decanter
Area rated Recommended
Jancis Robinson
Rated wine (guide 2022 ) 17.5/20
About the wine:
Ziru is the ancient local name for the jars used to preserve oil and wine. This wine has a long maceration, is aged in earthen jars and is naturally unfiltered.It smells of honey, heady, like the warm, thick perfume of many linden trees in bloom. There's honeysuckle, the buzz of a big, lazy bee and richness, a wine that has the sensuality of a sleepy summer afternoon. Golden and honeyed, but with a wonderfully thick, creamy bitterness underpinning it all; folded, dimensional, expressing itself in space, like a rich, broken-textured impasto painting on a raw linen canvas stretched across a frame. Lanolin and aloe, freesia and baked pear, candied grapefruit peel, bay leaf, luminous lemon leaf. Absolutely magnificent. 2022-2027
James Suckling
Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
2.3/5
out of 3 reviews
Note and review by M. FRANCO D. Published on 18/04/2024
Tasted after 8 days' rest: golden yellow color, wine is cloudy, worrying, taste bordering on unpleasant, everyone made a face.
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Note and review by M. PIERRE JEAN R. Published on 31/10/2023
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Note and review by Mme YANNICK V. Published on 08/12/2022
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