Packing in the Sardinian grapes

SARDINIAN GRAPE VARIETIES used by Panevino

Cagnulari (red)

(a.ka. Cagnorali nero, also a.k.a.  Cagnonale)also a.k.a. cagliunari in Alghero, also a.k.a. cagnulari Sardo, also a.k.a. Tinta Miuda also a.k.a. caldareddu( in Gallura) recommended in the provinces of Cagliari, Oristano and Sassari.  it is said to have come from France( in the second half of the 19th century) under the incorrect name of Mourvedre, but it is in fact very dfferent from Mourvedre, and it is also said to come from Spain( during the Aragonese occupation of the island between 1322 and 1713.  It is in particular found in the province of Sassari.  it is very rarely vinified alone.  there are 250 ha of Cagnulari planted in Sardinia.

Tintillu (red)

a.k.a.  Bovale Grande( and also a.k.a.  Bovale di Spagna)
authorized in the Province of Campobasso – Isernia.  It is a vigorous and fertile vine, plantings cover 1380 ha in Italy.  it is very rarely vinified alone.  It is possibly related to the Bobal of Spain

Retallada (white)

a.k.a. Retagliado, and also a.k.a. Retagliadu and also a.k.a. arretallau and also a.k.a. redagladu, recommended in the provinces of Nuoro, Oristano, Sassari.  It has existed in the island for a very long time.  It is a very vigorous vine, resistant to frosts and fairly resistant to mildew, but affected by Oidium.  Its production is abundant and constant.  it is often vinified with Vermentino.  There are 200ha of plantings of this grape in Sardinia

Monica (red)

a.k.a. Morillo and also a.k.a. Mora, also a.k.a.. Monica Nera, also a.ka.. Munica, also a.ka. Monicle and Monique or Monaca or Uva Monaca, or Monica Sarda said to be Spanish in origin.  It was first cultivated in Alghero, and has henceforth spread across the whole of Sardinia, possibly thanks to monks, hence the name Monica and synonyms monaca, or Uva Monaca.  The vine gives a regular and abundant production.  In 1990 there were more than 6,000 ha of this grape planted in Italy . It is also found in France ( in the Var and the Bouches du Rhone, and also in Tunisia.

Its grapes gives an abundant juice.  It gives a deeply coloured red wine

Nieddu Mannu ( red)

a.k.a. Niedou mannu Recommended in the province of Nuoro Sardinia where it is planted on over 400 ha, It gives wines a simple flavour.  Its grapes are fleshy and juicy, giving a deep colour to the wine

Nuragus (white)

a.k.a. Blanc de Sardaigne, also a.k.a. Nuragus Blanc, also a.k.a. abbondosa, also a..k.a. Vernaccia (according to Pierre Galet), also a.k.a.Nuragus Trebbiana.This grape variety is is so typical of the island, that it is named after the distinctive Prehistoric( from about 3500 yrs ago), stone towers called Nuraghi in the plural or Nuraghe in the singular found on the island of Sardinia).  These towers are built from many stones superimposed on each other and were perhaps used as defensives structures, indeed the Romans wrote how difficult it was to win a battle when the natives retreated inside these structures.  The word Nuragus, comes from “Nur” which means ‘hollow heap’.

The grape Nuragus gives a dry white, clean and crisp, not particularly distinct in flavour.  It is said to have been brought to Sardinia by the Phoenicians.  There are nearly 1000 ha of the grape Nuragus in Sardinia, in particular in the province of Cagliari, where it is used to make the wine Sempidano and Nurago di Cagliari in this area.  It is also found in the provinces of Sassari and Nuoro.  Total plantings halved during the 1980’s to a total of 8700 in 1990.  it is fairly resistant to illnesses.

Seminano(white)

a.k.a. Seminanu also a.k.a. Semidanu Blanc or Semidana Bianca recommended in the Provinces of Cagliari, Nuoro and Oristano, and authorized in the Province of Sassari, It is used for the D.O.C.Semidano di Sardegna.  It is often vinified with Nuragus

Nasco(white)

a.k.a. Nasku also a.k.a. Nusku, Muscu or Musc- this is in reference to the aroma of Musk that you can detect when it is dried- Passerilla’ed. It is recommended in the Provinces of Cagliari, Oristano and Sassari.  it is almost exclusively cultivated on the plain and on the slopes around Cagliari.  It gives a deeply- coloured, rich, alcoholic wine, with a nutty flavour, with a slightly bitter finish. its vines are vigorous

Muristellu(red)

a.k.a. Bovaleddu, also a.k.a. Bovale or Bovale Sardo, also a.k.a. Bovaleddo, also a.k.a.Bualeddu( in in Sassari)also a.k.a. Muristeddu( in Alghero) and Pruinizza( in Bosa).  It is possibly related to BOBAL in Spain There are nearly 1000 ha planted in Sardinia.  It gives a simple wine, it is very rarely vinified alone