Renosu Bianco Tenuta Dettori 2017

Renosu Bianco Tenuta Dettori, biodynamic wine, Vermentino, Monica, Pascale, rare grapes, characterful, elegant wine with the true flavour of Sardinia. Renosu bianco is a 'Triple A' wine, totally natural production from a blend of the local grapes of Sennori. It is a wine characterised by soft white stone fruits, freshness, a note of saltiness and minerals, very tasty white for seafood - but it's pretty versatile, so would go with pretty much anything, including Asian cuisine. It is produced according to Organic and Biodynamic principles, without any filtration, fining or oak, and only sees a smidge of sulphur at bottle. Fermentation is done with natural yeasts. This is a wonderful natural wine of real character and elegance.

“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 Sardinia

These 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.