{"title":"Tenute Dettori","description":"\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the phrase that best summarises Alessandro Dettori’s approach to winemaking and Tenute Dettori's wines is found on the back labels: “I don’t follow the market, I make the wines that I like to drink, wines of my terroir, wines of Sennori. They are what they are and not what you would like them to be.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dettori biodynamic estate, a legendary name in the world of natural wines and beyond, is located in the heart of the Mediterranean in beautiful Sardinia, precisely in the Badde Nigolosu sub-zone of Romangia, in the island’s North-West. It’s a ruggedly and stunningly beautiful land of ancient traditions and rich culture. Dettori’s vineyards grow on a hilly plateau, a sort of natural amphitheater, overlooking the shimmering, crystal-clear turquoise waters of the Gulf of Asinara.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/tenute-dettori\"\u003eTenute Dettori producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tuderi-cannonau-tenute-dettori-cannonau-sardinia-italy-natural-wine","title":"Tenute Dettori Tuderi Cannonau 2015","description":"\u003cp\u003eTuderi is one of three single-vineyard Cannonau crus produced by Tenute Dettori at the Badde Nigolosu estate in Sennori, in the Romangia zone of northwest Sardinia. The vines are 40 to 60 years old, trained in the traditional low-bush alberello style, and grown at 250 to 300 metres elevation on soils of marl, organogenic limestone, and loam-clay calcarenite. The name Tuderi refers to the rock formation that towers above this specific plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe grape is 100% Retagliadu Nieddu, the ancient Cannonau biotype native to the Romangia and found almost nowhere else. Grapes are hand-harvested and sorted on a table, then de-stemmed but not pressed. Maceration runs in open concrete vats using only indigenous yeasts, with no starters or sulfites added during vinification. The wine ages in concrete tanks for approximately two years before release. It is unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlcohol climbs high in this appellation — Dettori does not monitor ABV during the growing season, allowing ripeness to express itself fully each vintage. The 2015 Tuderi contains 11 mg\/L of naturally occurring sulfites with none added, as documented at RAW WINE. The result is a wine with considerable density and concentration alongside an unexpectedly airy, saline quality that keeps it from feeling heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDettori deliberately uses the Romangia IGT designation rather than Cannonau DOC, a deliberate choice to centre the specific cru over the variety. This is a wine that rewards patience: open it well in advance or expect it to evolve significantly over several hours in the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenute Dettori","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12973513474103,"sku":"TEDETUDE15H","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/tuderi-cannonau-tenute-dettori-cannonau-sardinia-italy-natural-wine_61f6cf8c-d207-439e-8318-b6ef45c40179.jpg?v=1780684384"},{"product_id":"renosu-vermentino-tenute-dettori-sardinia-italy-natural-wine","title":"Tenute Dettori Renosu Vermentino NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eRenosu Vermentino is a 100% Vermentino from Tenute Dettori's estate in Badde Nigolosu, a natural amphitheater in the Romangia del Logudoro zone of northwest Sardinia, situated roughly 4 kilometers from the Gulf of Asinara at 250 to 300 meters elevation. The name Renosu is Sardinian for sand, a nod to the coastal limestone, sandstone, and calcarenite soils of Miocene origin that define the vineyard's character. Vines are trained to the traditional low-bush alberello style with no irrigation, at a density of 5,000 to 7,000 plants per hectare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTenute Dettori farms biodynamically and holds Demeter certification, working exclusively with ancient indigenous clones native to Sardinia. No synthetic chemicals are used in the vineyard or cellar. Grapes are hand-harvested and sorted on a steel selection table, then de-stemmed and fermented with native yeasts in open concrete vats. The wine is never fined or filtered, clarifying only through natural gravity settling aided by cold cellar temperatures. Sulfite levels are extremely low, at around 11 mg\/L with no addition at fermentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDettori deliberately classifies this wine under IGT rather than the Vermentino di Sardegna DOC, a deliberate choice to emphasize the Badde Nigolosu terroir over varietal designation. The Renosu line is drawn from grapes not selected for the single-cru estate wines, making it Dettori's everyday expression. In the glass it shows an intense straw yellow color, aromas of ripe pear, white peach, and tropical fruit, with a savory, mineral, and distinctly saline finish characteristic of the coastal limestone site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a non-vintage wine, meaning Dettori blends across multiple harvests to maintain consistency of character rather than committing to any single year. It is unoaked, with all aging and maturation done in small concrete tanks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenute Dettori","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12973534478391,"sku":"dettori-renosubianco-1019","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/dettori-renosu-natural-wine-primal-wine-copyright.png?v=1780890373"},{"product_id":"muscadeddu-tenute-dettori-sardinia-italy-natural-wine","title":"Tenute Dettori Muscadeddu 2015","description":"\u003cp\u003eMuscadeddu is Tenute Dettori's sweet amber wine made from Moscato di Sorso-Sennori grown at Badde Nigolosu, a single-vineyard cru in Sennori, in the Romangia sub-zone of northwestern Sardinia. The vines are trained to the low-bush alberello style and grow in calcareous, yellowish-white soils at 250-300 meters elevation, about 4 kilometers from the Gulf of Asinara. The estate is certified biodynamic since 2003 and all vineyard work is done by hand without any chemical inputs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes are hand-harvested, sorted on a steel table, destemmed but not pressed, and left to macerate in open concrete vats with no added yeasts or sulfites. Fermentation is spontaneous using indigenous yeasts. The wine is bottled without fining or filtration. Dettori does not monitor ABV, acidity, or pH during production — the target, as Alessandro Dettori puts it, is balance, not a technical spec. The color is amber-gold, a product of skin contact during maceration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Romangia IGT designation was a deliberate choice by Alessandro Dettori, who rejected DOC status in order to emphasize the specific terroir of Badde Nigolosu over grape variety or regional convention. The Muscadeddu takes its name from the Sardinian word for Moscato. Moscato has been grown in Romangia's limestone soils for centuries, historically known as the Moscato di Sorso-Sennori appellation zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a sweet wine with notable savory complexity: dried apricot, honey, almond, fig, and a distinctly salty mineral finish. Slight oxidative development over time adds depth. The 2015 vintage received a 91-point score on Wine-Searcher's aggregated critic reviews.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenute Dettori","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12973546242103,"sku":"TEDEMUSC15H","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/dettori-muscadeddu-natural-wine-primal-wine-copyright.png?v=1780889385"},{"product_id":"renosu-cannonau-tenute-dettori-sardinia-italy-natural-wine","title":"Tenute Dettori Renosu Cannonau NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eRenosu is Tenute Dettori's entry-level red, sourced from the estate's Cannonau vines in the Romangia del Logudoro zone of northwestern Sardinia, near the town of Sennori. The name Renosu means \"sandy\" in Sardinian, referring to the sandy, limestone-rich soils of the Romangia valley floor where these vines grow at around 250-300 meters elevation, overlooking the Gulf of Asinara. The grape is the Retagliadu Nieddu, the ancient local clone of Cannonau specific to Romangia, grown in bush-trained (alberello) vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll vineyard work is done by hand without synthetic chemicals, following biodynamic practices the estate has used since at least 2003. Grapes are hand-harvested, sorted on a table, de-stemmed, and fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in open concrete vats. Maceration lasts between 2 and 10 days depending on the vintage. The wine then ages in small concrete tanks until bottling, with no oak contact, no fining, and no filtration. The Renosu label receives wine that Alessandro Dettori judges not quite at the level of the estate's single-cru Badde Nigolosu bottlings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLow sulfites (around 42 mg\/L total) are used in the Renosu line, making it one of the more approachable natural reds from the estate. The result is a juicy, medium-bodied red with mild tannins, low acidity, and an expressive nose of ripe red fruit, garrigue herbs, and a mineral undercurrent drawn from the calcareous soils. It is released without a vintage year, as the blend may draw from multiple harvests to maintain consistency of style.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenute Dettori","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13347882336311,"sku":"1153","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/renosu-cannonau-tenute-dettori-sardinia-italy-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784582421"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/tenute-dettori.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}