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Argiolas: local varieties, appellations, harvest and release
Producer founded in 1938 in Serdiana, Sardinia. They handle red wines from local varieties, including Turriga, and make Vermentino di Sardegna including Costamolino, creating different appellation wines from the island's varieties.
Confirm Turriga's vintage and release year, and distinguish between the time in barrel and time in bottle.
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What do the years 1988 and 1991 represent for Turriga?
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Italy / Sardinia / Serdiana
Aliases/Labels: Argiolas / アルジオラス
Updated: 2026-10-06
Read the appellation for each label.
Turriga is Isola dei Nuraghi IGT; Costamolino is Vermentino di Sardegna DOC. Sharing the use of local varieties does not necessarily mean the same appellation. Appellation categories and individual wine evaluations should be considered separately.
First harvest and release
Turriga had its first harvest in 1988, and was released in 1991. The year on the label, the year the project started, and the market release year do not always match. Here, it is important not to interpret the three-year gap as proof of three years of barrel aging.
Separate periods spent in barrel and bottle
The introduction states 18-24 months in French barriques, followed by 12-14 months in bottle. As the release involves stages like fermentation and bottling, do not simply equate these two periods with the total time in calendar years.
What to align and what to compare.
Labeling
- Conditions to standardize
- Local varieties from the same island
- Conditions for comparison.
- Turriga IGT and the white DOC
- Additional points to confirm
- Appellation by wine label
History
- Conditions to standardize
- The beginnings of Turriga
- Conditions for comparison.
- 1988 harvest and 1991 release
- Additional points to confirm
- Container in which the maturation took place
Aging
- Conditions to standardize
- The same label
- Conditions for comparison.
- Time in barrel and bottle
- Additional points to confirm
- Entire process from harvest to release
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Reading Argiolas documentation: local varieties, appellations, harvest and release
Check and compare the region, raw materials, and process from the materials, and explain what can be learned from the comparison.
Comparative tables are based on the source’s target year and the explanation at the time of verification. Descriptions without year specifications are not treated as specifications common to all harvest years or shipped portions.
| Comparison items | Source description/content | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 / 1991 | First harvest/release | Does not mean three years of barrel aging |
| 18–24 months | Time in barrique | Distinguish the period in bottle. |
| 12–14 months | Length of time in bottle. | Separate the difference between vintage year and release year |
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What about 1988?
Turriga had its first harvest in 1988, and was released in 1991. The year on the label, the year the project started, and the market release year do not always match. Here, it is important not to interpret the three-year gap as proof of three years of barrel aging.
What is the appellation of Turriga?
Turriga is Isola dei Nuraghi IGT; Costamolino is Vermentino di Sardegna DOC. Sharing the use of local varieties does not necessarily mean the same appellation. Appellation categories and individual wine evaluations should be considered separately.
What can be deduced from the difference up to 1991?
The introduction states 18-24 months in French barriques, followed by 12-14 months in bottle. As the release involves stages like fermentation and bottling, do not simply equate these two periods with the total time in calendar years.
Basis and sources for the exercise
Practice exercises in comparison
Check and compare the region, raw materials, and process from the materials, and explain what can be learned from the comparison.
Read examples of organizing comparisons
| Conditions for Comparison | Source description/content | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 / 1991 | First harvest/release | Does not mean three years of barrel aging |
| 18–24 months | Time in barrique | Distinguish the period in bottle. |
| 12–14 months | Length of time in bottle. | Separate the difference between vintage year and release year |
Sources of materials used for comparison are listed in the text and exercises.
Explain in your own words
Please explain the harvest, release, barrel, and bottle times for Turriga without confusing the subjects.
Check after writing
- Distinguish between harvest and release.
- Check the appellation for each label.
- The difference in calendar years is not used as the period for a specific process.
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