Agricola Punica
About Agricola Punica
In the 1980s, as Sardinian wine producers began to shift their focus to producing quality wines, the director of Cantina Santadi (a wine co-operative) Antonello Pilloni approached the famous Antinori oenologist Giacomo Tachis for advice. Also known as the “father of Super Tuscans”, Tachis was heavily involved in the creation of new genres of Italian wines such as Sassicaia, Solaia and Tignanello - and he quickly saw how the Carignano grape could shape the identity of the region.
In 2002, Tachis partnered with Cantina Santadi and Marchese Incisa della Rocchetta of Sassicaia to form Agricola Punica, with the aim of creating “Sardinian wines with an international breath” by borrowing the methods of the Super Tuscans.
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Sardinia | 3 | 94+ (VN) |
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£246.29 |
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Vinous (94+)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. Hints of blood orange and dark chocolate amass toward the close. Notes of fresh coffee grinds mingle with stony mineral tones and fine-grained tannins as the 2020 tapers off long, potent and structured. While more approachable than the typical Barrua at this age, the 2020 still possesses exceptional balance and complexity. Give it another year or two to blossom. |
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Sardinia | 3 | 94+ (VN) |
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£186.00 |
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Vinous (94+)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. Hints of blood orange and dark chocolate amass toward the close. Notes of fresh coffee grinds mingle with stony mineral tones and fine-grained tannins as the 2020 tapers off long, potent and structured. While more approachable than the typical Barrua at this age, the 2020 still possesses exceptional balance and complexity. Give it another year or two to blossom. |
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