CANTINA SOCIALE GALLURA, Tempio Pausania
The Vermentino variety can be found under fairly intensive cultivation in nearly all the Mediterranean coastal districts
from Spain to Liguria and on the two major islands semi-enclosed by that arc, Corsica and Sardinia. It is also grown in
small areas on the island of Madeira and in some places in southern France.
Vermentino is seemingly Spanish in origin. It travelled from Spain to Corsica in the 14th century and from there went on to Liguria. Its appearance on Sardinia was fairly recent, the final decades of the last century, and it was first planted in the Gallura at the island`s northernmost tip.
Although it is now found throughout Sardinia, Vermentino expresses itself best, yielding wines of outstanding personality,
in the Gallura, an area incessantly swept by the fierce wind from the Alps, the Mistral. The area’s dry, harsh soils are not
conducive to most agricultural production.
The quality of the wine is due not only to the microclimatic conditions but also to the character of the terrain, which
features a thin and poor substratum of granitic material. That material accounts for the wine`s pronounced perfume, which
is balanced by a substantial alcohol level, fine fragrance and good body.
VERMENTINO DI GALLURA SUPERIORE “CANAYLI” : The Canayli, a wine regularly nudging three glasses in Gambero Rosso, has hints of crisp apple, melon and fresh herbs. A long, well-rounded, lemony finish make it the ideal partner with Sardinian-style braised young chicken with tomatoes, swordfish or smoked fish.
