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90POINTS
16½/20
Shardana 1999
Santadi, Cagliari, Sardinia, ItalyNeil Empson and Santadi with winemaker Piero Cella found vineyards of carignano still growing on their own roots - some over 100 years old - growing at the southern tip of Sardegna. The result is this spicy, black cherry jam, exotic tangerine peel, espresso, chocolate meaty nose. It is rich, round, chunky and somewhat tannic with intense espresso, chocolate, prune, licorice root, black cherry jam with an orange pudding, cardamom finish. Big, warm, and still young after all those years. Try with a grilled veal chop or keep for 2-4 more years to soften the evident tannins.Tasted: 07 February 2005Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $39.95 | 750ml | Speculative - Empson Canada |
| AB | $29.95 | 750ml | Fine Wine Boutiques |
Blend: Carignano - ShirazCSPC: 117341UPC: 726452002880
