Mandrolisai Wine Consortium launched to spotlight region’s wines
18 winemakers have joined forces to launch the Mandrolisai Wine Consortium with the intention of spotlighting wines from the central Sardinian region, with Francesco Saverio Russo as its ambassador.
Many of the bush vines that characterise the area are over 100 years old, and are listed in the National Register of Historic Rural Landscapes.
Massimiliano Mura, the Consortium’s president, said: “Our territory still displays its richness not only in the types of cultivation and the age of the vines, but also in the diversity of the native grapes typical of the area such as Muristellu, or Bovale Sardo, Cannonau and Monica.
“We felt the time had come to make our story better known, also thanks to the arrival of an exceptional ambassador.”
Deep roots
Saverio Russo toasted his new appointment as “a recognition that comes from the producers of a unique area – one I have visited more than any other in Sardinia, among those I have focused on most in recent years – which has always welcomed and supported me in my explorations from vineyard to glass.”
He added that the identity of the region was both deep-rooted and constantly evolving. He said: “I would like to underline that this is also the only denomination in Sardinia that proudly bears the name of the territory on the label, preferring and preserving varietal complementarity rather than a single-variety approach.”
The Consortium will run a programme of meetings and tastings to shine a light on the regions’ wines.
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Among these events is a masterclass that will take place on 8 November at 3pm during the Merano Wine Festival.
“Thanks to the steady growth of local producers in terms of technical command and self-awareness –without
compromises – the full expression of the terroir is strengthening, in which know-how is fundamental,” Russo added.
Securing spotlight in wine sector
He said: “Mandrolisai deserves great attention, and, for my part, I will continue to highlight its distinctive traits and support its development now and always.”
Mura and Sebastiano Etzo, the Consortium’s vice president, added: “We have been bound together for generations even while being different.”
Despite this, they share one common goal: “To secure for Mandrolisai the place it deserves on the wine scene.”
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