Hortos - Cantina di Dorgali - Sardinian famous wine

Hortos, the wine of excellence in Cantina Dorgali, is born of the great love for the land, the skillful work in the vineyard and the experience in the cellar.

Hortos - Cantina di Dorgali - Best Sardinian wine

Hortos Isola dei Nuraghi IGT is the leading wine of the Dorgali Social Winery, the flagship of the company, which, with this product, intends to enhance the best production of its members: hence the name, a reference to the small vineyards of the members , Almost of the cru from which comes the production of excellence, almost of the "gardens", often characterized by secular strains and vineyards on the free foot.

Hortos for 60% originates from these small vineyards spread throughout the territory of Dorgali, at an altitude between 250 and 400 meters above sea level, with strawberries grown in trees with density ranging from 4000 to 7000 Strains per hectare; The remaining 40% is given by syrah grapes, vine which has found in this part of the young a very favorable soil, from vineyards bred to cordoned, re-planted. A territory, that of Dorgali, characterized by a limestone-clay soil and kissed by mild climate and excellent thermal excursions between sunny days and the refreshing nights of the breezes that spin from the nearby Gulf of Orosei: a terroir, therefore , Perfect for obtaining fine and elegant wines, good aromatic herbs, decisive freshness and sapidity, perfect for a good time product. Once the grapes are harvested at their perfect ripening degree, they are brought to the cellar and processed separately, by baking the grapes and vinification in red, fermenting the must with the marc in maceration in troncocon trees of wood at the maximum temperature of 28 ° C, for a period of fifteen days. Once the wine is obtained, Hortos matures in precious French oak barrels, with roasting for fourteen months; At this stage, it is followed by refining in the bottle, before being placed on the market.

Hortos - Cantina di Dorgali - Export Sardinian wine

The wine of the wine cellar, shines in the glass of a beautiful ruby ​​red still lively, characterized by shimmering purple shades: Hortos nose shows intense, complex and fine, with frank aromas of ripe red fruit and jam with enriched notes of carbs of spices purposes.

In the mouth, Hortos shows all its power, with a polposo tasting, where tannins and freshness are well balanced by the softness and good alcoholic content, perfectly integrated; Closes a very clean finish, of great length.

Hortos is a red with a great personality and structure, which accompanies dishes such as lamb in wet form, kid's roast, and in general large meats, as well as seasoned hard cheese