2015 Agricola Punica Barrua

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  2/25/2023 - stet Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Color: deep ruby with purple reflexes
  Nose: ripe blueberry and blackberry. As well as dark cherry. I get a little belpepper right when opened, the this subsides. I get vanilla, cola, baking spice. Candied violet, interesting gas nuances
  Palate: lively medium-high tannins and medium acidity, this has a full body. Alcohol is high and there is a hint of sweet. Lots of fruit that confirms the nose, along with the rest
  Finish: medium-long
  
  Very interesting wine. It has a lot of fruit but it comes across as quite serious though a bit hot. Right on the darker side of fruit, right on the ripe side, not too much though. I'd give this another 3 years perhaps, and drink just a little chilled with about an hour of air

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  9/23/2022 - ftorrisi wrote: 93 Points

  Vertical degustation of Barrua with Friends. Lineup: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015. Results: 2012 first ranked, 2010 second, 2015 third. 2011 was unfortunately corked.
  
  2015, a very good wine by any token and also the one that all tried as first, some thought it was too young, some thought it had less french grapes in the mix (that at least on the official web site is not disclosed). The only one where I could taste myrtle. 91 pts.
  
  2010, Superior to the 2015, more round, probably due to the age. It started showing signs of having reached its peak, still I would not hurry if I still had in store. I liked the well matured tannins. 93 pts.
  
  2012, By far the be best of the lot. I still wonder if it was only a particularly good vintage, cellar maturation or the wine makers did put additional attention on the 10-years jubilee edition. Fruit still very crisp, soft and well ripened tannins. 94 pts.
  
  Overall very consistent tasting profile of red fruits, liquorice, spices. Great quality. For the overall bottles that I tried, one corked is acceptable, pity I did not have a second 2011 to try in the same context.

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  7/1/2022 - MattMauldin wrote: 87 Points

  Deep olive-purple color with bright-garnet edges. Aromas of blackberry, blueberry, perhaps some baked black cherry, along with secondary leather, licorice and violet. Deep and concentrated palate, leading with very ripe blue and blackberry fruit over a secondary core of graphite, leather, allspice berry, tea and dried violet. Full-bodied and round throughout, moderate acid and full broad-grained tannins, finishing with ripe fruit and lingering spices. A little heavy and clunky to be a top showing of this wine.

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  4/20/2022 - Dave D Likes this wine: 92 Points

  very good for price

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  9/17/2021 - Axelpeter wrote: 94 Points

  Goldig Schusterm) 85Carign,10CS,5M. „Supersardinian“, „ sardinischer Sassicaia“: Ursprünglich Joint Venture von Marchese Incisa (Sassicaia) und Sebastiano Rosa (Schwsohn Incisa, Önologe Sassicaia, ex-Argiano, Schül v Tachis), Santadi (Nachbar) und v.a. dem Spiritus Rector Giacomo Tachis (Star-Önologe, Vater der Supertoskaner Solaia, Tignanello, Sassicaia und von Turriga etc) auf der Suche nach einem unverwechselbaren Carignano. Richtig gut, erinnert an die füllige Eleganz der Bolgheri-Weine (ist ja auch gleich um die Ecke bzw. gegenüber). Dicht, fein und reif, schöne warme Frucht, angenehme Süße, nicht so mächtig wie Turriga, aber ein toller Wein für alle Tage oder für Einladungen. Preiswert.

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