Tasting Notes: The Dettori Renosu Rosso is an organic and biodynamic red from Sardegna made from the local Cannonau grape. Wild aromatics of rosemary, the local myrtle berry, thyme and cloves jump from the glass. The wine is dense and rich but never overwhelming. This is a powerful red, perfect for steak or braised meats and game dishes.
Estate History: Tenute Dettori is headed by Alessandro Dettori, who began working with his father in 1990 from a family estate that has been growing grapes and producing wine since the 19th century. From the start, the focus has always been on local grapes and the old techniques, and they are not shy about declaring themselves as a winery more interested in keeping the history of the region in the bottle then following trends. Every bottle has the following back label ‘warning’: “In our winemaking, we do not make any use of any synthetic chemicals apart from sulphur: no added yeasts, no enzymes, or any other adjuvant either in fermentation or in maturation. The wine is neither filtered, clarified, or barriqued, was fermented and aged in traditional concrete vats. Every bottle can be different. We do not use international grape varieties to smooth out our wines. We are modest-sized artisans of the earth. You will understand, then, when we say that we do not follow the dictates of the market, but produce wines that we like, wines belonging to our culture. They are what they have to be and not what you want them to be. All of this because we are simply modest-sized wine artisans who make no more than 50,000 bottles, when nature smiles on us.”
