Vermentino di Gallura 'Funtanaliras Oro' Cantina del Vermentino 2024
The Vermentino "Funtanaliras" is a fresh and light white wine, soft and fruity, with pleasant and fragrant aromas of apple, almonds, fresh fruit, and acacia flowers. Ideal for pairing with simple fish dishes or as an aperitif
The Vermentino di Gallura “Funtanaliras Oro” from Cantina del Vermentino is a white wine fresh, light, and pleasantly fruity produced in Monti, in the province of Olbia, in Sardinia. This label is made from pure Vermentino grapes coming from vineyards grown on medium hills, in an area strongly exposed to winds that can mitigate the hot summer climate, at an altitude between 350 and 500 meters. The vines, which are of different ages, are trained using the espalier method on soils characterized by rocky granitic decomposition. The winery is a cooperative reality that can count on as many as 200 member producers and about 600 hectares of vineyards that extend in the territories of Gallura, in the municipalities of Monti, Telti, Olbia, Loiri, Porto San Paolo, Berchidda, and Calangianus.
The “Funtanaliras Oro” Vermentino di Gallura from Cantina del Vermentino is produced with carefully selected grapes harvested at the moment of perfect ripeness. The bunches, upon reaching the winery, are gently pressed to then undergo alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature for a few weeks. Subsequently, the wine is racked and any clarifications are made if necessary, after which the wine remains in aging for several months in stainless steel containers before being bottled and finally ready for commercialization.
The Vermentino di Gallura “Funtanaliras Oro” presents itself to the eye with a pale straw yellow color with slight greenish reflections. On the nose, intense aromas of yellow-fleshed fruit and exotic fruit appear, including peach, quince, and banana, floral notes of jasmine, acacia flowers, and aromatic herbs, then shifting to slight mineral hints and dried fruit, such as almond. On the palate, it is soft, dry, delicate, and enveloping, characterized by a nice freshness and an almond finish. This white from Cantina del Vermentino is a pleasant wine whose harmony lies in the balance between mineral sapidity and juicy sweetness of the fruit. "It carries the scent of the bitter flowers of the woods and the almond trees, and its name has an ancient sound." This Vermentino with such a singular name is truly the emblem of Sardinian Vermentino.