Balente Isola dei Nuraghi IGT 2022 papassini Wine Hunter Merano Wine Festival

Wine Hunter Merano Wine Festival 2024 - Award Rosso (annata 2021)

thanks to these characteristics:

ANNATA: 2009

Its marine savoriness makes it sublime with raw amberjack

ORIGIN: 20-year-old ungrafted vineyards on granite soils

Balente Isola dei Nuraghi IGT 2022 papassini Wine Hunter Merano Wine FestivalThe term Balente derives from Balentia, which means value. The Balente is therefore one who is worthy, brave, courageous. In Sardinian it often also takes on a negative connotation of bandit. GRAPES Cannonau and Bovale Sardo ALCOHOL CONTENT 14. 5% ORIGIN 80 year old vineyards owned by the winery, trained as saplings in the Ortueri countryside. PROCESSING The hand harvested grapes are first destemmed, then vinified in red with traditional punching down