Just north of Oristano lies Zeddiani, a village on the flat west coast of Sardinia. The Carta family have worked with wine here since the 1950s. The vodka is a late chapter in a story that began with an entirely different glass.
Expert description
Silvio Carta Vodka is an Italian Vodka from Silvio Carta in Zeddiani on Sardinia, bottled at 40%.
The company was founded by Silvio Carta himself in the early 1950s in Baratili San Pietro in the province of Oristano, and the starting point was Vernaccia di Oristano — the oxidative white wine that is the great classic of the island. Only at the end of the 1970s did Silvio and his son Elio build a distillery alongside the winemaking.
That distillery has since grown into one of the most respected on Sardinia. The house is known above all for mirto, the dark red myrtle berry liqueur, and for gin, vermouth and amaro made from the herbs of the island. The vodka is the quiet one in the company: full and complex, yet round and soft with a clear mark of dried fruit.
Tasting notes
Nose
Discreet and warm. Dried figs and raisins sit below the surface alongside a pale grain note.
Palate
Round and full with a sweetness that leans towards dried fruit. The alcohol carries without stabbing.
Finish
Medium and soft. The fruit sweetness falls away slowly and leaves something nutty and dry.
Specifications
Name: Silvio Carta Vodka
Producer: Silvio Carta
Region/Country: Zeddiani, Sardinia, Italy
Type: Italian Vodka
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Serving suggestion: Neat and lightly chilled in a tulip glass, or in a Vodka Martini where the fruit notes get room.
Flavour profile
Round · Full · Dried fruit · Soft
Did you know?
Silvio Carta have also turned their hand to whisky made on Sardinia. It remains a rarity on the island, where the distilling tradition otherwise revolves around myrtle berries, herbs and wine.
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