(Sardinia)

Nasco (95%), Malvasia di Cagliari (5%)

Sweet Wine

Score: ✧✧✧✧✧

The wine shows a beautiful and brilliant amber yellow color and nuances of golden yellow, very transparent. The nose denotes great personality with clean, elegant, intense and refined aromas of dried apricot, candies, caramel, peach jam, dried fig, litchi, honey, citrus fruit skin and vanilla. In the mouth reveals an excellent correspondence to the nose, a very balanced sweetness and intense flavors. The finish is very persistent with long and pleasing flavors of honey, dried apricot, litchi and peach jam. A great wine. Angialis is aged in barrique for some months.

Alcohol: 14.5%

Hard and piquant cheese, confectionery, jam tarts

Suggested glass

12 °C
(53 °F)

(Sweet Wines)

Issue 7, April 2003

Argiolas (Italy)

(Sardinia)

Vermentino (95%), Nasco (5%)

White Wine

Score: ✧✧✧✧✭

The wine shows a soft golden yellow color and nuances of straw yellow, very transparent. The nose reveals personality with clean and elegant aromas. There can be perceived good and intense aromas of acacia, pineapple, banana, hawthorn, broom, kiwi, litchi, apple, hazelnut, toasted bread and vanilla as well as good aromas of toasted wood. In the mouth denotes a round character however balanced, and good correspondence to the nose, intense flavors and body as well as a pleasing elegance. The finish is persistent with pleasing and intense flavors of hazelnut, kiwi, banana and vanilla. A well made wine. Cerdeña is fermented in cask and is aged in barrique for 6-8 months followed by 6-8 months in bottle.

Alcohol: 14%

Sauteed meat, Soft cheese, Stuffed pasta, Roasted fish

Suggested glass

12 °C
(53 °F)

(Bodied and Mature White Wines)

Issue 7, April 2003

Korem 2000

Argiolas (Italy)

(Sardinia)

Bovale (55%), Carignano (35%), Cannonau (10%)
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✧

This wine shows an intense ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, moderate transparency. The nose reveals great personality with very elegant, clean, intense and persistent aromas. There can be perceived aromas of black cherry, cocoa, cherry macerated in alcohol, black cherry jam, blackberry jam, raspberry, licorice, blueberry, plum, black currant, vanilla and violet. The mouth denotes an excellent correspondence to the nose and an excellent balance. A full bodied wine with intense flavors. The finish is very persistent and long with pleasing and clean flavors of black cherry, blackberry, plum and black currant. A great wine. Korem is aged in barrique for 10-12 months followed by 6 months more in bottle.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Roasted meat, Game, Hard cheese, Braised meat, Stewed meat

Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Bodied or Mature Red Wines)

Issue 7, April 2003

Argiolas (Italy)

(Sardinia)

Cannonau (80%), Carignano (10%), Bovale Sardo, Malvasia Nera (10%)

Red Wine

Score: ✧✧✧✧✧

The wine shows a beautiful and intense ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, moderate transparency. The nose reveals great personality with clean and elegant aromas. There can be perceived intense and good aromas of black cherry, chocolate, blueberry jam, blackberry jam, plum jam, licorice, vanilla, dried violet and a pleasing hint of black pepper. The mouth denotes an excellent correspondence to the nose and an impeccable balance, full body and intense flavors. The finish is very persistent and long with pleasing flavors of blackberry, black cherry and plum. A great wine. Turriga is aged in barrique for 18 months.

Alcohol: 14%

Roasted meat, Game, Hard cheese, Braised meat, Stewed meat

Suggested glass

18 °C
(64 °F)

(Full Bodied and Very Mature Red Wines)

Issue 7, April 2003

Argiolas

Sardinia (Italy)

Angialis 1999

Argiolas (Italy)

Cerdeña 2001

Argiolas (Italy)

Korem 2000

Argiolas (Italy)

Turriga 1998

Argiolas (Italy)