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He cannot be sure which it is the origin of this vine, many students assume its appearance in island during the Spanish domination, because it is similar, from the viticole point of view, to the species and variety cultivated, with the Canonazo of Seville and the Granaxa of Aragon.

Of sure the Cannonau has found in our island its ideal habitat, being cultivated in great part of the territory isolate.
Leaf of medium largeness, trilobata or pentalobata introduces one, of green color, medium cluster, locked, conical, a lot difficultly winged; l.acino it is of medium largeness, round, the thin peel of black color. violacea.
Although this vitigno is much disseminating, the production dell.omonimo wine enough is limited for the disseminated tradition to execute of the shortest prunings on systems to little tree, with consequent lessening of the wine production.
Slowly to the system to little tree it is gone approaching that one to espalier, from which it is possible to obtain a wine, of inferior alcoholic gradazione, without less urgent doubt, but than greater serbevolezza (easy conservation).  
The produced wine, is   of red color steals, of more or less intense gradazione, if aged stretches all.arancione.

The aging process happens in botti of chestnut tree or rovere.
The scent is gradevole, with delicate aroma of grape, alive and full), characteristic, warm, the harmonious one all.abboccato sapore from dry (sweet), sapido (sapore.

One comes near mostly to the cooked red meats to the bracce, the seasoned game and cheeses. If still young, also to the fat meats to the grill and plates of our tradition like the porcetto roast.

The ideal temperature for being served, above all if aged of some year, is gone around around to the 18. 20°C.