I met this wine at the Food Expo in August. Isola dei Naraghi literally means the island of Nuraghi or Sardinia. It is the main IDT for that island and can be white, red or rose, but most are red and based on Carignan, Cannonau (Grenache), Cabernet or Cagnulari (Graciano). I just saw some Agricola Punica reds in a branch of a Japanese wine retailer that is Carignan based but with Cabernet and Merlot mixed in. The estate is also partly owned by Sassicaia.
Back to this example (Nastarre 2013) I met at the Wine Fair, it was a mix of Pascale di Cagliari, Malaga, Monica, Cagnulari (or Graciano) and Nebbiolo. Purple ruby, and soft sweet and fruity on the palate, the wine then became acid and a bit tannic as the backbone revealed itself. (As I had mentioned, I was suffering from a cold and could not smell that clearly.) I must check how many new grapes I have also added from this wine to my collection!
No comments:
Post a Comment