"Assaje" Rosso Isola dei Nuraghi IGT 2021

The aim of producing red wines to match its whites has led Capichera to select over the years the best-known indigenous black grape varieties of Sardinia. Thus Assajé was born, a successful blend of those typical Sardinian grape varieties to which a small percentage of Syrah was added. It was 1997 and that wine represents the realisation of a dream. An elegant and fragrant wine, it hides power, structure and above all a clear identity in a pleasant sip. IGT Isola dei Nuraghi, all the grapes used for this red wine come from our own vineyards. Vineyards of various ages, trained with the classic spurred cordon but also with the traditional bush system, capable of producing high quality grapes, in exchange for a decidedly high level of commitment in the vineyard. The harvest takes place between the end of September and the beginning of October. After a transformation in steel tanks, the wine matures partly in cement tanks. Assajé is a wine with very high ageing potential. It is one of those reds that should always be bought in at least two or three bottles at a time, to enjoy one immediately and let the others mature slowly in the cellar. While waiting, of course, to find the right occasion to share them with lifelong friends. We will thus discover a wine characterised by a beautiful intense red colour, with violet reflections that will tend to fade as the years go by. The nose has ethereal and vinous notes, with black fruits, cherries in alcohol, blackberries, myrtle, spices, eucalyptus, cocoa and salty notes. In the mouth, on the other hand, you will discover a wine characterised by a full, warm taste, with a nice, rich, ripe fruit and fine, perfectly ripe tannins. The finish, needless to say, will be long and persistent. Game is the right accompaniment. But also a very tasty first course such as pappardelle dressed with a thick meat sauce. Like the ones they used to make in the past.