Tuderi Cannonau Tenuta Dettori 2019

Tuderi Cannonau Tenuta Dettori. Natural Wine, Sardinia, 100% Cannonau, full bodied, ‘Selvaggio’ but not rustic, rich heady fruits, herbs and a touch of leather abound in this delicious glass of pure Italian wine. A superb example of what Sardinia can do when the wines are left to be themselves and not internationalised for tourists and foreign markets. The Tenuta Rosso is a hearty wine although not cloying. The warmth of the alcohol and body blend seamlessly with acid balance and that cosy texture of Grenache (Cannonau). Get the ‘Porchetta’ roasting and open a few bottles of this!

“I do not follow the market; I make wines that please me, wine of my own local area, wines of Sennori.

They are what they have to be and not what you want them to be.” 1996 – Natural Winegrowers In SardiniaThese are the sentiments of true wine growers, true believers and Dettori wines are nothing if not true. Based in the north in the historical region of Romangia, a geographical area within Logudoro, which in the Sard language means “luogo dorato,” or golden place, since it is considered to be Sardinia’s most fertile area, as well as rich and vibrant historically and socially. Romangia lies between Porto Torres, Sassari, and Castelsardo, facing the Gulf of Asinara. Here Dettori have been making natural wine for generations using the local grapes Vermentino, Cannonau and Moscato as well as lesser known rare grapes like Monica and Pascale. Their top wines come from Badde Nigolosu which is their Cru vineyard, a natural amphitheatre on the highest hills around Sennori’s Town. Here the grapes achieve exceptional ripeness and complexity and go to produce profound red and skin contact white wines which intensity depth and style.