The winery
THE TERRACE OVERLOOKING THE SEA
Tenute Nuraghe Crabioni covers an area of 35 hectares, of which about 20 are dedicated to viticulture.
Its slightly hilly position means that it dominates the valley below as far as the Gulf of Asinara and the splendid sea of Sardinia. It includes buildings dedicated to hospitality, winemaking and wine storage. In the company complex there is a nuraghe, from which the name of the winery derives and which our guests can visit during walks or horseback riding.
The company offers its guests various activities related to the world of wine so they can enjoy a well-rounded, satisfying experience.
Now close your eyes and imagine sipping your favorite wine on our "terrace" overlooking the sea, or being able to discover the secrets of the millenary history of these places while sipping a good Cannonau, or even relaxing with a fresh Vermentino after a walk through the rows on foot or on horseback.
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OUR HISTORY
THE CALL OF THE ROOTS
It was 2003 when Augusto Seghene (who emigrated while very young) felt a desire to return to his native land. Moved by his passion and love for these places and for wine, he bought the first hectares of vineyards in the countryside of the municipality of Sorso, in the locality of “Tres Montes/Crabioni”, and decided to establish the winery here, which he called “NURAGHE CRABIONI”: NURAGHE for the presence of the “Pala Cannedda” nuraghe and CRABIONI for the abundance of wild figs we call Crabbioni in Sassari.
This place was not chosen by chance.
In fact, vines have been cultivated here for centuries and there are traces of viticulture that date back first to the Nuragic civilisation and then to the Roman period. This has always been known as the “land of good wine” and the secret lies in the quality of the soil and in the saltiness coming from the sea, which enrich the grapes and make the wines unmistakable.
The road to creating what has now become the Tenuta Nuraghe Crabioni has been long and difficult, but it has always been guided by great passion for a magical and unspoiled place, where nature and human knowledge come together to create unique wines.
Today the winery is managed by the second generation, which has embraced the teachings of its fathers and is carrying on this project with the same passion and attachment to the land as those who preceded it.
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THE WINERY
WHERE OUR PASSION LIVES
The winery is the beating heart of our company.
Here the work of transforming grapes into wine is a delicate balance of technique and passion.
This small jewel inserted among the vineyards is equipped with the most modern winemaking technologies that allow a production capacity of about 1300 hectoliters in thermo-controlled steel containers.
The entire winemaking process is controlled by computerised systems that manage temperatures and times to ensure the production process is constantly monitored. In addition, the production of the winery has a low environmental impact thanks to technological innovations aimed at energy saving, the production of renewable energy, which makes it energy independent, and the cultivation of vines with the integrated pest management method, which limits the use of plant-protection products.
However, since our company is oriented towards hospitality and enhancing experiences in the winery, we have created a modern and functional area dedicated to tastings with an adjoining sales area, to offer our guests the opportunity to enjoy a complete and satisfying experience.
THE VINEYARDS
THE SECRET OF EVERYTHING
We are in an area where the influence of the sea, its winds and salt have a large part in the growth and ripening of the grapes and their transformation into wine.
The high temperature ranges between day and night, the protection from the hot southern winds, the clayey soils with calcareous and sandy components and a microclimate mitigated by sea breezes, make these places the ideal habitat for growing lush and healthy grapes with minimal intervention in the vineyard.
In our vineyards there are the main Sardinian vines such as Cannonau di Sardegna, Vermentino di Sardegna, Cagnulari and Moscato di Sorso from which we all produce pure wines, DOC wines or IGT Romangia wines.
The vineyards are trained with espalier with Guyot or spurred cordon pruning. The harvest takes place manually, from August/September to October of each year, with the grapes being harvested in small crates which are then sent for processing in the adjacent cellar within a few hours.
This allows us to respect the raw material that arrives at the vinification intact and fresh to be processed with the most modern technologies available.
TERRAIN
The soils of our vineyards are mostly clayey with calcareous and sandy components.
CLIMATE
Mild and tempered by the currents that come from the sea with not too harsh winters and very hot summers.
GRAPE VARIETIES
In our vineyards, Vermentino takes the lion's share, but there is also room for Cannonau, Cagnulari and Moscato di Sorso.
WINES
Currently, the production of around 80,000 bottles divided into 8 different references between DOC and IGT.
THE CRU OF MARRITZA
OUR MAIN GRAPE VARIETY
One of our most important vineyards is that located in Marritza, in the Sorso area. Here the richness of the land is enhanced by the saltiness of the sea and the caress of the mild climate.
This particular vineyard is located at sea level, about 200 metres from the shoreline and rests on the sandy-clayey soil on which the Cannonau vines grow. Here the grapes are covered with a coating of salt from the sea, which favours sensorial enrichment and maturation. The wines obtained from these grapes are characterised by a taste-olfactory profile with a great mineral quality, tanginess and elegance that makes them unique and unusual.