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Classification

  • wine category: white
  • carbon dioxide: still, semi-sparkling, sparkling
  • residual sugar: dry, sweet
  • registration year: 1996 DOCG
Designation

Vermentino di Gallura DOCG is an important designation of Sardinia, unique on the island having the DOCG appellation. Its name derives from the historical region of Gallura, a large area that extends in the north of Sardinia and which includes most of the province of Olbia-Tempio and a strip of the province of Sassari.

The designation includes several typologies depending on the wine-making process but, in all cases, they are accumulated by the same vine, the Vermentino.

Typologies
  • Vermentino di Gallura
  • Vermentino di Gallura Frizzante
  • Vermentino di Gallura Spumante
  • Vermentino di Gallura Superiore
  • Vermentino di Gallura Passito
  • Vermentino di Gallura Vendemmia tardiva
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Nature

Grapes varieties
  • Vermentino 95-100%
  • other local non-aromatic white grapes 0-5%
Viticulture
  • extension: -
  • cultivation form: -
  • maximum number of plants: 3.250 plants/hectare
  • grapes production for riserva typology: 90 quintals/hectare
  • grapes production for other typologies: 100 quintals/hectare

Territory

Production zone
  • region: Sardinia
  • provinces: Olbia-Tempio, Sassari
  • territory: Gallura
Environment
  • altitude: from sea level up to 500 m
  • orography: hills
  • soil: granitic, with a lot of skeleton
  • climate: mediterranean, very windy, with mild winters