Nasco di Cagliari

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The metamorphic granite core of the Sardinian-Corsican tectonic plate formed during the Paleozoic and today outcrops across much of the island as rounded hills and peneplanated plateaus.
• During the Mesozoic, the sea deposited carbonate-dolomitic strata which, after emerging and being eroded, formed rugged landscapes visible today in the Sulcis as well.
• During the Plio-Pleistocene, the final basaltic flows of Sardinian volcanism were emplaced, giving rise to volcanic-sedimentary complexes in the Arburese, Marmilla, Trexenta, Parteolla, and Sulcis.
• Soils in the zone include poorly developed Entisols on the uplands, Inceptisols where the parent material is softer, and Andosols on volcanic substrates under forest cover.
• In the southern strip with a sub-tropical climate, running from Fontanamare in the Sulcis to Cagliari and on to Muravera in the Sarrabus, annual rainfall is below 700 mm and mean annual temperature exceeds 17 °C.
• In the central Campidano and the Valle del Tirso, a warm temperate climate prevails, with a mean annual temperature of no less than 15 °C and annual rainfall not exceeding 800 mm.

• The Nasco vine is still trained mainly on the classic Latin bush-vine (alberello latino) system and is cultivated on the calcareous, sun-exposed soils of the inland areas behind the Cagliari coastline and in the Basso Sulcis.
• Nasco was represented at the Vienna Universal Exhibition of 1873 as an example of Sardinia's typical wines, and in 1972 the wine was awarded Denominazione di Origine Controllata status.

• The wine may display an amber and topaz colour, a dense texture, and intense aromas of honey, overripe fruit, dates, figs, and candied orange.
• The finish carries echoes of Mediterranean scrubland and moss, while on the palate the wine is dense, sweet, and velvety.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1133
• Official trade body site — Laore Sardegna