Cantina Mesa Giunco DOC Vermentino di Sardegna
VARIETALS: Vermentino
Viticulture Area:
Sulcis area, in the extreme south-west
of Sardinia, Italy

INTRODUCTION
We want to tell you the story of a fabulous winemaking area. A terroir with a mother’s generosity, a land that holds nothing back; its riches and subtleties, its aromas and fragrances, soul and knowledge. A place where sea and sky form a single source of light, where vines grow on hillsides pampered by caring nature. Lulled by the sun and caressed by a wind permeated with the scents of the sea and the Mediterranean. The story of a land with a culture of hard labour, but also love and dedication, a strong sentiment that harks back to an ancient art and tradition. Gavino Sanna. The name Mesa, which in both Sardinian and in Spanish means table or dinner table, sums up in just four letters the very soul of the winery. Nourishment, a meal among friends, maternal love, simplicity and fragrant odors. Of the Sardinian earth. Mesa was thus born as a declaration of love for Sardinia, as a marriage of beauty and goodness, as a celebration of the island’s generosity and of its culture. Expressed through one of its most noble cultural treasures, wine.

The wine industry in the traditional Sulcis zone began in 1932, while the Carignano del Sulcis D.O.C. was formalized in 1977. The Lower Sulcis, along the coastal belt in the Valley of Porto Pino (where MESA is located), is characterized by the presence of numerous vineyards, some of them over a hundred years old and composed of ungrafted vines planted in the typical sandy soil. Here the influence of the sea has a significant impact on the climate, mitigating the heat of summer in the southernmost part of the Sulcis zone. The marine breezes refresh the vines and the salty air guarantees the freshness and vivacity of the Carignano grape’s flavors, favoring its delicious, easy-drinking style. Also, the winds in this region play an important role in preventing fungal diseases deriving from the humidity, thus ensuring the cultivation of healthy, high-quality grapes. The Sulcis zone is the oldest geological area in Sardinia. In our region, as if in an amphitheater protected by splendid mountains, the ever-changing landscape slopes down towards gentle hills before transforming itself into a seaside area, full of white sandy beaches. The uncontaminated home of luxuriant biodiversity, this corner of Sardinia offers its visitors a whole host of unmissable natural attractions: pine groves, salt pans and little islands that seem infused with the ancient traditions of the courageous peoples who have always lived here.

Cantina Mesa was founded in 2004, as a declaration of love for Sardinia, as a marriage of beauty and excellence, and as a celebration of the island’s generosity and culture, expressed through one of its most precious treasures: wine. The winery therefore fulfilled the dream of its founder Gavino Sanna, Italy’s most famous and award-winning advertising executive: the desire to create something as extraordinary, unique and bold as Sardinia, his marvelous land of origin. Type of soil: Clayey, rich in iron and manganese, with a high presence deep down of active limestone.

VERMENTINO: MESA’S GOLD Mesa’s Vermentino expresses not only the particular terroir of the Sulcis area, but also the brand’s house style, composed of elegance and luminous clarity. Vermentino is a semi-aromatic white variety that has been successful in adapting to the varied environments in Sardinia, as it is resistant to the island’s long, hot, dry summers. It produces wines ranging from those with a fresh, vegetal style to others with notes of ripe, exotic fruit, along with infinite nuances of flowers and Mediterranean scrubland. On the palate it offers a vast range of rich and attractive sensations, in which freshness and tanginess set off a sustained level of alcohol, making Vermentino one of Italy’s most popular indigenous varieties. The vegetal freshness of our most popular Vermentino recalls the lightness and gentle oscillation of the reeds blown by the salty wind from the sea around the Sulcis zone.

Tasting Notes:
A beautifully-balanced white wine with good body, and scents of fruits and balsamic herbs, backed by floral impressions. COLOR: Bright straw yellow. AROMA: Intense with citrus zest, white-fleshed fruit and tropical fruits with balsamic notes from Mediterranean shrubs and hints of iodine. TASTE: Tasting is energetic and quick-fire yet all-embracing, freshness and saltiness dictate the rhythm and underpin the aromatic fruity and balsamic hints.

Food Suggestions:
Delicious with fish and creamy cheeses. Enjoy in summer at 8-10 degrees C and in winter at 12 degrees C.

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