Asinara Estate

Tenuta Asinara was born from a lifestyle choice of the Sassu family .
From the desire to make this territory express itself at its best.

To contribute to the preservation of the white donkey breed and to produce great wines, to demonstrate that Sardinia has this great vocation within itself.

It is a challenge that requires time, patience, commitment . It is made up of many fundamental stages, such as the birth of the first wine, Herculis , a Bordeaux blend that has the ancient name of the island of Asinara. One step at a time come the other wines: Birbante, a sparkling wine produced according to the wisdom of the winemakers, with late thinning bunches. Then Indolente Rosso, a Cannonau, and Indolente Bianco, our Vermentino. They have names that recall the musicality of that of the donkey in the Sardinian language, Su molente. All the wines are produced with the same spirit that animates these animals: with patience, work and proverbial obstinacy.

The latest addition to the Hassan family, a Bordeaux blend that ages for 14 months in barrique. It takes its name from the third king of Algiers, Hassan the Handsome. He was born and raised as a young shepherd on the mythical island of Asinara. Torn from his flock by Turkish pirates, he later won the favor of Kheir-ed-Dinn, known as Barbarossa. With unscrupulousness and kindness he lived and died in Algiers. Finally, from the same grapes as Hassan, expertly dried in the cellar for 5 months before being made into wine, here is Hassan Passito, which rests in barrique for three years before seeing the light.

The Territory of the Romangia , the land of the Romans. It is the region where the Tenuta Asinara vineyards grow. It is on the Gulf of Asinara and looks towards that island and towards the sunset, right where the road that led to the colony and the port of Turris Libisonis passed, here the Romans cultivated vines and olive trees and transported their products to the embarkation point. After two thousand years the landscape is intact, those are the crops. To remember those times, a few steps from our vineyards, are the remains of the Roman villa of Santa Filitica. At the time of the emperors it boasted a refined thermal system. One of its mosaic floors depicts Bacchus, crowned with grapes and vines. It is difficult to find a more explicit sign.

This land is the mother of great wines. The wisdom of those who cultivate it says so, history tells it.