Wild and charming land of granite boulders shaped by the wind, of imposing corks with blood–red trunks, snow–white sands and crystal clear waters that fade from intense blue to emerald green, the Gallura land finds the roots of its name in the cock on the coat of arms of the Visconti, the first lords of Giudicato. The same cock that from 1956 identifies the wines of Cantina Gallura.
In Tempio Pausania, at the foot of Mount Limbara, the winery has collected in itself the age–old tradition of high Gallura winegrowers, already known in the eighteenth century beyond the borders of the Sardinia island for the production of a Moscato of excellence.
The rigorous selection systems, the modern processes of vinification and aging in barrels or in barriques, give rise to wines of high quality level and organoleptic characteristics in harmony with the evolution of tastes and needs of consumers.
Spearhead of the winery is Vermentino di Gallura, the only wine in Sardinia to be awarded, in 1996, with the prestigious Controlled Designation of Origin Guaranteed. The five types produced are: Canayli and Genesi (Superiore typology), Piras, Gemellae and Mavriana, all of excellent quality level, and are the result of the most advanced technologies. Wines that have won many prizes and awards at national and international level. (See the Awards section).
Besides the native cultivars, Vermentino, Cannonau, Moscato, Pascale, Caricagiola, the members of Cantina Gallura grow Nebbiolo, a grape variety, this latter, imported from Piedmont in 1700. From the vinification of these grapes you get three quality wines, Karana, Dolmen and the new Luna Nova, which soon captivated the attention of the public and the critics.
