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Nasco

This highly-regarded fine wine has been cultivated in Sardinia for a very long time. Nowadays, cultivation is concentrated in the sunny, chalky zones around the Cagliari coastal hinterland. Its dialect name, Nascu is derived from Muscus, which means musk, aptly describing the unmistakable perfume to be found particularly in matured examples. Already known in Roman times, the species was to be found all over the island until the middle of the last century, to such an extent that it was judged as one of the most prestigious wines of Sardinia at the Vienna Universal Exhibition of 1873. Chiefly cultivated using the classic alberello latino system, Nasco is currently enjoying a well-deserved revival, even though production is limited, and appreciated by a small, discerning public. The colour is an elegant, warm topaz, the texture is dense, the perfume is extraordinarily intense and reminds us of honey, mature fruit, dates, figs, candied orange, with a finish of sunny, musky, Mediterranean scents. It is dense, sweet and like velvet to the palate. DOC recognition since 1972.

DOC NASCO DI CAGLIARI
|Vine Min. 95% Nasco, max. 5% other suitable grapes
cultivated in Sardinia
Zone of cultivation Parts of the Municipalities of the Provinces
of Cagliari and Oristano
Grape yield Max. 100 quintals/hectare
Wine yield Max. 65%
Alcohol 14.5°, of which at least 2.5° to be developed
Typology, alcohol content Dry, min. 14°; Dry fortified wine, min. 17.5%, 2.5° of which
to be developed; Fortified Reserve
Ageing Min. two years, one of wich in barrels for Reserve typology

DOC NASCO DI CAGLIARI

|Vine

Min. 95% Nasco, max. 5% other suitable grapes

cultivated in Sardinia

Zone of cultivation

Parts of the Municipalities of the Provinces

of Cagliari and Oristano

Grape yield

Max. 100 quintals/hectare

Wine yield

Max. 65%

Alcohol

14.5°, of which at least 2.5° to be developed

Typology, alcohol content

Dry, min. 14°; Dry fortified wine, min. 17.5%, 2.5° of which

to be developed; Fortified Reserve

Ageing

Min. two years, one of wich in barrels for Reserve typology

Nasco