What is the Real Mamoiada?
- Nov 21, 2025
- 28 min read
Previously published under the title Mamoiada – the apex of Grenache in Italy on www.JancisRobinson.com, this is the unedited version. And it is long...
A village with an ancient wine culture tries to come to grips with a challenging, but potentially bright future. While a young generation takes its inspiration from Burgundy, the traditionalists cling to the historic wine style. Both are thread of the same cloth, but stylistic differences and ideas of how to conceive Mamoiada’s future have led to two separate camps.
One of Grenache’s finest and most complex expressions outside of France and Spain comes from Mamoiada, a small, secluded village tucked away in the mountains of Central Sardegna.
