Azienda Agricola Schirru Fastigiu Rosso 2022 750ml

Organic. 50% Bovalleddu (aka Muristellu), 25% Bovale Grande, 25% Monica. 'Fastìgiu' is Sardinian for 'courtship;' with the two different varieties that make up this blend needing to find harmony inside the bottle. Schirru describes it as: "on one side, the delicate and soft shoulders of Monica; on the other, the robust, rustic, vigorous form of Bovale." This is a younger vines planting inside the Schirru family's home vineyard called 'Lattias;' vines are seven and ten years old, with the Bovale varieties bush-trained and Monica trained in cordone speronato. The vineyard sits between 300-500msl on pure schist soils with very little topsoil. Harvests are always done by hand; different small lots within the vineyard are selected for separate fermentations. Overall, Fastìgiu is fermented and aged in 2/3 used barriques, 1/3 stainless steel for 12 months. Unfined, unfiltered. Robust, perfumed, with fine tannic structure and a clear ability to age: this should appeal to lovers of the deeper versions of Barolo or elegant Bordeaux.