Ceccherini Cristiano

9.3

After tasting the whole range from Argiolas you also realise how they got to this blend.
This is stunning, it absorbed 18 months of new oak easy.
Cannonau gives the freshness and the fruit with the carignan, the bovale donates the tannin and the floral shade and Malvasia Nera the aromatic.

Super velvety, fresh, complex and above all long.
It goes without saying this is only a baby. — a year ago

Matt P

9.5

Bitter middle at first, but give it some time to breathe and it will relax. Amazing fragrance. Really great, dark, super unique — 3 years ago

Boris Plutov

9.3

Carignan Day — 4 years ago

with Irina

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.9

Really lovely fruit — peach, tangerine skin and cherries, and melon — with dried herbs on the finish. Really great with tikka masala.
— 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Nose is a bit mute. Then powerful berry fruit, iodine, herbs, super complex and concentrated. Long. What a finish. Dark. Evil. Awesome. — 6 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

Great if you can handle the VA — 7 years ago

Guido Perrella

9.0

Out of the ordinary Vernaccia di Oristano. The nose is intriguing but it is in the mouth where this Wine gets extraordinary with an infinite persistency — 9 years ago

S.S. Mandani

9.1

Rose from Sardinia? May hold this bottle as a rose option at the new wine bar.

Melon, limestone, river rocks, saline.

Great mouthfeel. Refreshing and mineral. — 2 years ago

AEL

8.9

A new grape for me (bovale), from Sardinia. Heavy on the nose, distinct peppery note and ripe. Better when open 45 minutes. With Sly in London. — 3 years ago

Mike Lev

9.1

Texture, volcanism, fig, salty smoke. Juniper & spice. Holy cow. The real deal. Great QPR — 4 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Nicely made and exuding character. Nose has bright, deep plummy fruit, along with nice, fragrant spice and a wisp of smoke. Mouthfilling, pure fruit on the palate, with a light touch, finish turns savory and shows lots of stony minerality. Nice acids and a bit of soft, chalky tannin comes out at the end. Terrific value. — 5 years ago

Michael B

8.9

This is a new and interesting wine to me. Perdera translates to, “place of many stones”. The wine is composed of 90% Monica, 5% Carignano, 5% Bovale Sardo. Monica is an exclusively local grape of Sardinia. The wine is medium bodied. Notes of cherries and plums, followed by mild notes of peppercorn, anise and herbs. Fresh acidity along with mild tannin. Very enjoyable! — 6 years ago

Manchester Sheldon

9.1

Such a soft opening with blackberry aromas and dark earthy chocolate notes. Delightful from start to finish. — 8 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

Ultimate pizza wine. Natural. Balsamic, tart cherry and sweet red tomato, black peppercorn. — 3 years ago

Peter Sultan

8.9

Skin contact Sardinian white. Didn’t unfurl as hoped but wasn’t completely closed down either. Suspect air & time will greatly help. Plenty of savory notes, marigolds, fennel, and Asian pear. Dry style. — 3 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

This Bobal kind of reminds me of a big, muscular left bank Bordeaux. Saturated color. Nose has lots of graphite, cassis, elderberry, and dried twigs and leaves. Dense, but in a lean and muscular way that avoids any jamminess. Dark cassis and crushed rock are the main components. Bone dry and with very good acids. Tannins are present but reasonably soft. Will be better in a couple of years but nice now too. — 3 years ago

Christine Lee

9.0

Delicious and versatile red. Perfect with mushroom pasta, but light enough to drink alone. Picked this up at Eataly, where it was advertised as a staff pick. Let’s just say the staff has great taste!! — 5 years ago

Morgan Diamant

9.2

100% Graciano aka Muristellu aka Bovale Sardo. Immediately recognizable nose when opened with perfume of floral and cherry. On the palate it has nice fruit boysenberry, cranberry, and red cherry. Lively acidity, but still full bodied. Earthy & spice on the finish with a hint of vanilla. — 7 years ago

Michael Mallon

8.9

Black plums, ripe blackberries, dried herbs, touch of oak and smoke. — 7 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.1

100% Bovale (more or less). Intruiging stuff with a strong personality that states; "Hey, I'm here - check me out". For me, for sure, one of the vinous revelations so far in 2017. Bovale... who knew? — 9 years ago