Soprasole Vermentino

SOPRASOLE VERMENTINO DI SARDEGNA DOC
Denominazione Di Origine Controllata

Vermentino is the most modern of the Sardinian vines, it has been part of the heritage of this island in the middle of the Mediterranean for four hundred years. Thinking about Vermentino means thinking about Sardinia, which has become his land of choice, his homeland. As happens in the vineyards that the Pala family has cultivated since 1950, always using the same clone, reproduced and adapted in these limestone hills overlooking the sea of the Gulf of Cagliari.
Soprasole is the Sardinia of brilliant light, of white cliffs, hills, emerald-colored vineyards as well as the waters of its sea in the light of the sun that caresses them… Soprasole is the blue night full of sparks and lights of memorable evenings; it is memories of walks on the beach scented with a thousand Mediterranean essences. It is a kite flying on the beach lost in the immense blue of the sky… it is the elegance and glamour of the most beautiful evenings. Soprasole is closing your eyes and finding yourself in Sardinia.

Grapes: Vermentino 100%.

Vineyards and training method: Vineyard “Is Crabilis”, low espalier.

Age of the vineyard – 35 years.

Yield – 80/90 quintals/hectare.

Soil Type – Clayey, calcareous of medium hill rich in texture 150/180 m. above sea level.

Vinification, Maturation, Ageing – The must obtained from a soft pressing of the grapes, after a first cleaning and the addition of selected yeasts, is left to ferment in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature of 15° C. At the end of fermentation, after a light clarification it is put to rest for a few months in stainless steel vats, after this period it is possible to proceed with the bottling.

Tasting – Straw colour with greenish reflections, bright. Intense persistent floral and vegetable aroma with note of lime and balsamic. At the palate the vegetable notes are predominant, smooth and full with good depth and well balanced, with a long persistent aftertaste.

Matching and service – Seafood dishes in general, delicate fish seasoned with a light sauce, dry and liquid soups which are not too savoury. Serve at 10°/12° C. uncorking at the moment of pouring.

 

TALES FROM THE WINERY

The Vermenlino is quickly becoming an international variety, and is now cultivated in the four corners of the planet.
Although its origin is not the island is rightly regarded as the quintessential white Sardo and Sardinia land of his election,
I Fiori is definitely one of the most awarded wines in the history of Pala.
In our philosophy exactly what needs to be a Vermentino if grown in these parts respecting everything. This is Terroir pure.