HISTORY
The Demura family have been making wine for generations in Sardinia, and growing up Tino Demura would work summers in their vineyard alongside his eleven brothers and sisters. At the time the wine made from the family land was for family consumption. After earning successes in the business world, Tino became fixated on the balancing relationship between construction and nature. He had a vision that a wine estate would be able to represent the beauty of nature through man's hand, and thus in 2001, he decided to invest in land all throughout the Arzachena to create Vigne Surrau.
Named after the Surrau Valley, which is found between Arachena and Palau right in the heart of Gallura in northern Sardegna, Vigne Surrau sits amongst the rugged hills only fifteen minutes from the Mediterranean Sea. The estate was founded around a love for Vermentino, and today it is still 70% of the wineries production. Vermentino di Gallura is widely considered the greatest expression of Sardinian Vermentino, with influences from the granite soils and the Mistral sea winds that whip across the vineyards.
VINEYARDS & WINEMAKING Vigne Surrau consists of 60 hectares in seven different locations across the eastern side of Gallura. The soils are made up of decomposed granite and sand and are rich in marine fossils. The winery practices sustainable agriculture and Lotta Integrata, or integrated pest management, throughout all their vineyards. Their efforts in sustainability are aided by the Mistral winds that blow across the island from the Strait of Bonifacio which are a great defense against disease.
'Naracu' are ancient fortresses that can be found built across the Mediterranean, and thus the namesake of this bottling of 100% Cannonau, the island's primary red grape. The vines, 20 years old, grow upon beds of sandy, weathered granite. After fermentation the wine ages for six months in stainless steel before undergoing another three in bottle.
