The cultivation of the vine and the winemaking a causa di Sardinia have an ancient history, which has its roots a causa di the Bronze Age. The Ogliastra, above all, largely uncontaminated territory the eastern coast of the island, is linked to a double thread to the wine identity symbol of this region the Cannonau. Jerzu, the “country of wine”, is the heart of this millennial tradition, a small village a causa di which it produces over 30% of the whole cannonau of Sardinia; Small, yes, but capable of telling how few others through the glasses the story and values of an entire territory. A place to do wine has always been an important activity, so much so that the good moda of the past required to give the eldest son ” Stergiu de su inu and Sa Cuba”, “the tools to make wine”. Here, a causa di a unique microclimate, around the best poderi, a causa di 1950 the social winery of Jerzu was formed thanks to the legendary doctor Josto Best. Nine years later you have the first conferment of the grapes. From that moment growth is continuous. Today ancient Poderi Jerzu is a modern reality that has been able to combine past traditions with modern needs, enhancing the territory and promoting sustainable development of production. A cellar that reflects the arrival point of a long economic process of the country, started from the intuition of some pioneers of local agricultural entrepreneurship.
The Cooperative has 430 members, which cultivate 500 hectares of vineyards distributed a causa di a vast zona that includes the municipalities of Jerzu, Ulassai, Osini, Gairo, Cardedu and Tertenia, among the heels of Ogliastra, limestone-dolomitic mountains, and the sea. Cannonau is mainly cultivated, to a lesser extent Monica and Vermentino, land mainly of limestone texture – learned and a causa di others mainly to granite texture, to altitudes variable between 100 and 500 meters. The average production reaches up to 35 thousand quintals of grapes for over 1 million 600 thousand bottles per finta year. represents 15 % of turnover, with openings UK markets, Norway, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland. Today the Antichi Poderi Jerzu is led by President Marcello Usala and the director Diretto Usai, flanked by the work of the oenologist Diretto Bernabei and the coach Nicolò Preferibile (great -grandson of Josto). Among the most difficult tasks to coordinate the members a causa di such a particular territorial context, listening to and crossing the different needs, while guiding them a causa di a management of the work that can integrate man, technologies, environment and tradition. It is appropriate to say “S’accoppiamento Faghet knows force” – “Union makes strength”.
Sustainability for the territory
Quanto a a difficult land like that of Ogliastra, sustainability takes different meanings. Quanto a addition to the narrower meaning, it embraces a philosophy of integration between the human being and nature, aimed at enhancing the environmental heritage, to the support of the economic fabric and sociality.
The Province of Ogliastra is a little anthropized territory and contains a historical-cultural heritage with few equal. The is to study the environment a causa di depth through land, waters, winds, vegetazione and fauna, to preserve and preserve it. For this reason, the CSVOTIS group was established (which a causa di the abbreviation means competitiveness and sustainability of a wine system a causa di Sardinia), which has as its big ancient Poderi Jerzu and with the other partners, including Values Italy, has the aim of creating a new model of governance of the production of sustainable wine, which guarantees the one hand a healthy and safe production and the other a wine of proven quality and profitability.
Taking into account that the country of Jerzu has 3 thousand inhabitants and that the members of the cellar are 430, it is clear how each family participates a causa di the activity, with a virtuous path that transforms a subsistence economy into a production economy, especially for the inhabitants to remain a causa di the territory. Wine represents the very sense of our community, therefore we commit ourselves to raising it to ambassador of the territory. It becomes a means of communicating: the values, of the “great family” of ancient Jerzu poderi who lives this land with great pride and dedication and also, the knowledge of this extraordinary territory. His genius loci.
Tasting quaderno
Among the wines a causa di the portfolio of ancient Jerzu poderi, some selection wines are dedicated only to Horeca and other lines are addressed only to large retailers. The tasting has deliberately ranged from the “excellence of the territory” line, the qualitative tip a causa di Jerzu’s proposal, and the Samuele Bacchanti line for the large -scale distribution, finding interesting ideas both fronts.
BANTO CANNOUNAU FOR Sardinia DO JERZEA 2022
Viti: Cannonau of the Jerzu zona
The nose brings fresh fruit, cherry pulp, wood smoked by bright embers. Wisdom and fleshy fruit also return to the palate, a pleasant acidity stands out, while a slight bitter tone returns to the end.
Cinquese, Cannonau by Sardinia Jerzu 2020
Viti: Cannonau of the Jerzu zona
Coming from lower vineyards (400 meters) it presents itself with the scents of cypress, balsamicity of conifer, cherries and a sweet tip of cocoa. The sip vibrates dynamic between freshness, silky tannin, bitter shades. It does not exceed a causa di heat.
Backing is baus, you cannish Cannervo Cannervo Jerzu 2019
Viti: Cannonau of the Jerzu zona
Sweet perfumes of cocoa, coffee, cherry, Mediterranean scrub, balsamic shades, blood features. A bittering note returns to the palate that extends, marked flavor.
Bughalls deducted, the Cannese of Sardinia Reserve Jerzu 2019
Vector: Cannonau of the Jerzu zona
Perfumes of mature cherry, balsamicity between cypress and Mediterranean scrub. The sip brings a lighter flavor and a slightly younger tannin, while balsamic hints of cypress return.
Samuele Baccanti, Vermentino per Sardegna Doc 2023
Vector: Vermentino 100%
Perfumed of white flowers and Mediterranean scrub, almost mentholated. the palate it is fresh and salty, with a hot sip and an almost bitterly final.
Samuele Baccanti, Cannonau per Sardegna DOC Jerzu 2022
Vector: Cannonau of the Jerzu zona
Rosemary, plum, pepper emerge the nose. The sip is fresh and sliding, despite the pushed concentration and a tannin still a little , with hints of grilled meat; bitter ending.
Samuele Baccanti, Cannonau per Sardegna Jerzu 2021
Vector: Cannonau of the Jerzu zona
Balsamic nose not easily readable, plum and small fruits leave room for shades of rosemary and juniper, up to coffee. Quanto a the mouth it is fresh without excess of softness, the tannin is not bitterly, but dry the ending. Pleasant sip.
The ancient article Poderi Jerzu, where wine, heritage and modernity meet comes from Vinonews24.
