Region: Sardinia
Type/Style: White Wine
Grapes: 60% Vermentino, 35% Nuragus, 5% Semidano, Malvasia, and other minor, endemic Sardinian varieties.

Drawn from one of the two important vineyard plots at the Schirru domaine; this bush-trained parcel is called 'Lattias,' located in the neighboring village of Arrodu. The old vines that form the core of the vineyard are 65 years old; newer plantings have been interspersed to support the old--seven year-old vines for those. The vineyard is on pure schist soils with very little topsoil; it sits between 300-530m of altitude. Hand-harvested as late as October, with some lots undergoing brief macerations depending on the variety. Ferments and aging all happen in stainless steel. 11 mos' aging on fine lees; blending happens before bottling; the wine is unfined and unfiltered. 'Biancu' is what the Sardo locals all referred to previously as any white wine that was a mix of varieties in the field.