Barbagia

Italy · IGP · Sardegna · 14 commune(s)

Styles

Natural factors

Vineyard soils developed on Paleozoic granites and metamorphic rocks, often sandy-loam Entisols and Inceptisols, skeleton-rich and sub-acid.
Mesozoic calcareous-dolomitic strata form the Supramonte, a rugged landscape overlying the crystalline basement.
Vines cultivated on the flanks of river-cut valleys aligned along major tectonic lineations, frequently terraced.
Basalts, slope deposits, and Plio-Pleistocene terraced alluvium fill the valley floors; on these, deep, clay-rich Alfisols have developed.
Among the coldest climates in Sardegna: mean annual temperature 13–15 °C, rainfall 800–1000 mm concentrated in autumn and winter, with snow cover for 8–9 days per year.

Human factors

Carbonized grape seeds from the site of Duos Nuraghes (Borore) dated to 1,300 BC attest to viticulture in Sardegna predating the arrival of the Phoenicians (1,000 BC). (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
The "Carta de Logu" of Eleonora d'Arborea (14th century) was the first legal code protecting vine cultivation during the Giudicale period (900–1400), remaining in force until the Piemontese era.

Terroir / wine link

Sandy-loam vineyard soils, skeleton-rich and sub-acid, developed on Paleozoic granites and metamorphic rocks: their porous structure retains little water, inducing moisture stress that concentrates aromas. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.