Wine Reviews

A fragrant version, with hints of bay leaf, ground coffee, vanilla and woodsy spices, this fresh red offers a pure, dark core of black currant and black raspberry fruit. Shows minerally accents of iron and smoke. Structured but well-knit and not overly weighty, with a touch of chewy tannins firming the lasting finish.

A silky, medium- to full-bodied red, with notes of ripe raspberry and black currant, bay leaf and marjoram, violet, sweet smoke and gravel opening nicely on the palate. Trim and well-meshed, with the generous flavor profile wrapped around sinewy tannins.

Dark as night, the 2020 Isola dei Nuraghi Barrua smolders with a beguiling bouquet of sweet spice and pipe tobacco that gives way to plum sauce, grilled herbs and gravel dust. This is pure elegance. It’s velvety in feel with ripe red and black fruit tones that smooth over the palate as tension builds.

Ripe dark berries, dried flowers and spices on the nose. Rich and concentrated, with a full body and creamy, supple tannins. Broad and mouth-filling with a succulent finish. Drink or hold.