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The wine
- Colour
- Rosso
- Alcohol
- 14.5% vol
- Grape varieties
- 55% Bovale ,35% Carignano/Carignan/Mazuelo/Bovale Grande ,10% Grenache/Garnacha/Cannonau
Critics' scores
- Robert Parker / Wine Advocate 91
Made with 55% Bovale, 35% Carignano and 10% Cannonau, the 2011 Korem (an IGT Isola dei Nuraghi wine) is dark and penetrating from the start with exotic tones of pressed fruit, cardamom, clove and dried herb. This vintage is especially fruit-forward with sun drenched tones of black fruit and prune. It sees 12 months of new oak. Korem should be consumed over the next four or five years.
- Wine Spectator 88
Light-bodied and elegant, with good focus to the herbed flavors of black currant puree and star anise, showing hints of loamy earth and mocha. Lightly chewy on the finish. Bovale Sardo, Carignano and Cannonau. Drink now through 2018. 5,000 cases made.
- James Suckling 93
A beautiful red with dark-berry, fresh-herb and elderberry undertones. Some sea breeze character as well. Full body, ultra-refined tannins and a long, refreshing finish. A real beauty now. Why wait?
The producer: Argiolas
A leading name in Italian wine, Argiolas is Sardinia’s quintessential estate, producing emblematic wines from native varietals. Founded in 1938, the late Antonio Argiolas was the first on the island to convert his property to modern viticulture, aiming for quality, instead of quantity. Today, his sons, Franco and Giuseppe, manage the now 250-hectares of vineyards. Planted to native Sardinian grapes, such as Cannonau and Bovale Sardo, the 5 separate plots of vineyards also consist of a couple Mediterranean varieties, like Carignan and Malvasia Nera. The winery produces both a classic line of wines - that are fresh and bottled under various DOCs, including Vermentino di Sardegna and Cannonau di Sardegna – as well as, a prestige selection of wines – aged in French barriques, labeled as the Isola del Nuraghi IGT, including Korem and several others.