Cantina di Santadi

Cantina di Santadi – Sardinia as it should taste: wild, sun-drenched, and full of character. Since 1960, this winery has been producing wine in the southwest of the island, in the Sulcis region. Their pride and joy: Carignano. In this stark landscape between the sea and the white dunes, the grape variety reaches its full potential. The wines are surprising – powerful, elegant, with dark berries, Mediterranean herbs, and a salty freshness. Whether the legendary Terre Brune or the crisp Vermentino: the passion of generations of Sardinian winemakers is in every bottle.

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Santadi Rocca Rubia Riserva
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Terre Brune Carignano del Sulcis

Cantina di Santadi –
Sardinia's Sulcis in a bottle

In the far southwest of Sardinia, where sparse maquis shrubland meets white dunes and the Mediterranean Sea, lies the home of Cantina di Santadi . Founded in 1960, this cooperative winery has since collaborated with winegrowing families who have known their vines in the Sulcis region for generations – a landscape that doesn't make winemaking easy, but certainly shapes it.

The focus is on Carignano del Sulcis: a grape variety considered a high-yielding variety elsewhere, but here, on old bush vines and sandy soil, it develops into something truly unique. Dark berries, Mediterranean herbs, a salty freshness on the finish – this is no accident, but the result of terroir and craftsmanship. The Terre Brune, the winery's flagship red wine, matures for an extended period in oak and demonstrates what Carignano is capable of when given time.

Besides the red wines, the Vermentino di Sardegna impresses with its lively acidity and aromas of citrus peel and wild herbs – a white wine that pairs equally well with Mediterranean fish and an evening on the terrace. Those unfamiliar with Sardinia will discover it here.

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