Davitha

Italy, Sardinia
Località Careddu, Tempio Pausania, Sassari

6000 bottles in the cellar

Specialities: Red wine

Davitha was born in 2014 from an idea of Francesco Mariotti, 2 hectares in total of vineyards in Tempio Pausania, with the idea of enhancing local viticulture by focusing on the rediscovery of the area's indigenous grape varieties and producing innovative wines, while remaining in the groove traced by the area's winemaking tradition. “Our wines are designed to be all blends, and in parallel, a study is underway for pure vinification of the main grape varieties: Vermentino, Moscato, Caricagiola, Pascale. We produce 3 wines, proud and authentic expression, without filters, of the land that hosts us” Francesco

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Francis' tale

“Beginning in 2014 to replant vines lost over the years on family land, after an initial approach with the conventional method followed by an agronomist, I decide to go my own way, completely self-taught. The general skepticism that surrounds me is an incentive, I discover biodynamics and begin to practice it without compromise. I realize that it is what I have been looking for.

The maniacal approach I have in vineyard management pays off: well pruned vines, low production load, tidy shoots and an aerated vineyard mean that copper doses are very low (800/1000 gr average per hectare) and the grapes arrive in September healthy and beautiful. I must admit that the whole thing came easy to me!

I press the grapes, always taste and decant. The red wines are not bad at all and without almost realizing it I see in 2017 Caricagiola and pascale in the bottle. It is the unofficial birth of Davitha”