Araja 2001

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

(Sardinia)

Carignano (85%), Sangiovese (15%)
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✭

The wine shows a brilliant ruby red color and nuances of ruby red, moderate transparency. The nose reveals personality with clean, intense and elegant aromas of black cherry, carob, blueberry, plum and violet followed by nuances of licorice. In mouth denotes good correspondence to the nose, an alcoholic attack however well balanced by tannins, intense flavors and good body. The finish is persistent with good flavors of blueberry and black berry. Araja ages in concrete and steel tanks followed by at least 6 months of aging in bottle.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Roasted meat, Sauteed meat with mushrooms, Hard cheese

Suggested glass	16 °C (60 °F)
(Young Red Wines)

June 2003

Cannonau di Sardegna Noras 2021

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

Cannonau di Sardegna (Sardinia)

Cannonau
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

Brilliant ruby red and nuances of garnet red, moderate transparency. Intense, clean, pleasing and refined, starts with hints of plum, black cherry and blueberry followed by aromas of violet, rose, raspberry, carob, juniper, tobacco and vanilla. Properly tannic attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, pleasing roundness. Persistent finish with flavors of plum, black cherry and blueberry. 6 months in barrique, 6 months in bottle.

Alcohol: 14.5%

Stuffed pasta with meat and mushrooms, Broiled meat and barbecue, Roasted meat, Stewed meat with mushrooms, Cheese

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

June 2024

Carignano del Sulcis Rosato Tre Torri 2022

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

Carignano del Sulcis (Sardinia)

Carignano
Rose Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✭❂

Pale cherry pink and nuances of cherry pink, transparent. Intense, clean, pleasing and refined, starts with hints of cherry, plum and cyclamen followed by aromas of geranium, raspberry, strawberry and peach. Crisp attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. Persistent finish with flavors of cherry, plum and raspberry. Aged in steel tanks.

Alcohol: 13%

Meat and fish appetizers, Pasta with fish and mushrooms, Sauteed white meat, Sauteed fish, Dairy products

Suggested glass	12 °C (53 °F)
(Young and Crisp Rose Wines)

June 2024

Carignano del Sulcis Rosso Grotta Rossa 2021

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

Carignano del Sulcis (Sardinia)

Carignano
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✭❂

Intense ruby red and nuances of ruby red, little transparency. Intense, clean, pleasing and refined, starts with hints of black cherry, plum and raspberry followed by aromas of violet, geranium, blueberry and arbutus berry. Properly tannic attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. Persistent finish with flavors of black cherry, plum and raspberry. Aged in cement tanks.

Alcohol: 14%

Pasta with meat and mushrooms, Stewed meat with mushrooms, Broiled meat and barbecue, Cheese

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

June 2024

Carignano del Sulcis Rosso Riserva Rocca Rubia 2000

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

Carignano del Sulcis (Sardinia)

Carignano
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✭

The wine has an intense ruby red color and nuances of ruby red, little transparency. The nose reveals good personality with elegant, clean, intense and pleasing aromas of black cherry, strawberry jam, blackberry jam, blueberry, raspberry, plum, iris and violet followed by good aromas of eucalyptus, licorice, tobacco and vanilla. In mouth denotes good correspondence to the nose, a slightly tannic attack well balanced by alcohol, round and agreeable, with intense flavors and good body. The finish is persistent with flavors of plum, blueberry and raspberry. A well made wine. Rocca Rubia is aged for 8-12 months in barrique followed by 6 months of aging in bottle.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Roasted meat, Broiled meat and barbecue, Stewed meat with mushrooms, Hard cheese

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

June 2003

Carignano del Sulcis Rosso Riserva Rocca Rubia 2021

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

Carignano del Sulcis (Sardinia)

Carignano
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✭

Intense ruby red and nuances of garnet red, little transparency. Intense, clean, pleasing, refined and elegant, starts with hints of plum, black cherry and blueberry followed by aromas of dried violet, blackberry, raspberry, chocolate, carob, tobacco, myrtle, licorice, leather, vanilla and menthol. Properly tannic attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, pleasing roundness. Persistent finish with flavors of plum, black cherry and blueberry. 12 months in barrique, about 6 months in bottle.

Alcohol: 14.5%

Roasted meat, Broiled meat and barbecue, Stewed meat with mushrooms, Hard cheese

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

June 2024

Carignano del Sulcis Rosso Superiore Terre Brune 1999

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

Carignano del Sulcis (Sardinia)

Carignano (95%), Bovale (5%)
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✧

The wine shows an intense ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, little transparency. The nose reveals personality with intense, elegant, clean and refined aromas, very pleasing, of strawberry jam, blackberry jam, peach jam, raspberry, blueberry, plum, iris and violet followed by good aromas of carob, vanilla, licorice and mint. In mouth denotes good correspondence to the nose, round and smooth, very balanced, full body and intense flavors. The finish is persistent with pleasing and clean flavors of plum, blueberry and peach jam. A well made wine. Terre Brune is aged for 15-18 months in barrique and for 12 months in bottle.

Alcohol: 14%

Roasted meat, Broiled meat and barbecue, Stewed and braised meat with mushrooms, Hard cheese

Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Full Bodied and Very Mature Red Wines)

Issue 10, Summer 2003

Carignano del Sulcis Rosso Superiore Terre Brune 2019

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

Carignano del Sulcis (Sardinia)

Carignano (95%), Bovale (5%)
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✧

Intense ruby red and nuances of garnet red, little transparency. Intense, clean, pleasing, refined and elegant, starts with hints of plum, black cherry and blueberry followed by aromas of dried violet, iris, blackberry, carob, cocoa, tobacco, tar, mace, licorice, leather, vanilla and menthol. Properly tannic attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. Very persistent finish with long flavors of plum, black cherry and blueberry. 18 months in barrique, 12 months in bottle.

Alcohol: 15%

Roasted meat, Broiled meat and barbecue, Stewed and braised meat with mushrooms, Hard cheese

Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Full Bodied and Very Mature Red Wines)

June 2024

Latinia 2019

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

(Sardinia)

Nasco
Sweet Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✭

Intense amber yellow and nuances of amber yellow, moderate transparency. Intense, clean, pleasing, refined and elegant, starts with hints of raisin, dried fig and apricot jam followed by aromas of peach jam, quince jam, date, citrus fruit peel, lychee, candied fruits, honey, caramel, lavender, walnut, tamarind, vanilla and nail polish. Sweet and round attack, however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, pleasing crispness. Persistent finish with flavors of raisin, dried fig and honey. Few months in barrique.

Alcohol: 14%

Dried fruit and jam tarts, Hard and piquant cheese

Suggested glass	15 °C (59 °F)
(Sweet Wines)

June 2024

Monica di Sardegna Antigua 2022

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

Monica di Sardegna (Sardinia)

Monica
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✭❂

Intense ruby red and nuances of ruby red, little transparency. Intense, clean, pleasing and refined, starts with hints of cherry, strawberry and geranium followed by aromas of violet, blackberry, raspberry, plum and blueberry. Properly tannic attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. Persistent finish with flavors of cherry, strawberry and blackberry. Aged in cement tanks.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Pasta with meat and mushrooms, Sauteed meat, Stewed meat with mushrooms, Cheese

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

June 2024

Nuragus di Cagliari Pedraia 2002

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

Nuragus di Cagliari (Sardinia)

Nuragus
White Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✭

The wine has a brilliant straw yellow color and nuances of greenish yellow, very transparent. The nose denotes pleasing, clean and elegant aromas of banana, hawthorn, kiwi, almond, apple, honey, pear, peach and sage. In mouth has good correspondence to the nose, an alcoholic attack however balanced, intense flavors. The finish is persistent with flavors of peach, pear and banana. Pedraia ages in steel tanks and concrete containers.

Alcohol: 13%

Pasta and risotto with meat, Sauteed meat, Soft cheese

Suggested glass	10 °C (50 °F)
(Young and Crisp White Wines)

June 2003

Nuragus di Cagliari Pedraia 2022

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

Nuragus di Cagliari (Sardinia)

Nuragus
White Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧❂

Brilliant straw yellow and nuances of straw yellow, very transparent. Intense, clean, pleasing and refined, starts with hints of apple, plum and grapefruit followed by aromas of hawthorn, broom, kiwi, pineapple, pear and peach. Crisp attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. Persistent finish with flavors of apple, plum and grapefruit. Aged in cement tanks.

Alcohol: 13%

Vegetable and fish appetizers, Risotto with vegetables and fish, Sauteed fish, Sauteed white meat, Vegetable flans, Dairy products

Suggested glass	10 °C (50 °F)
(Young and Crisp White Wines)

June 2024

Solais 2018

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

(Sardinia)

n.d.
Sparkling Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

intense straw yellow color and nuances of golden yellow, very transparent, fine and persistent perlage. Intense, clean, pleasing and refined, starts with hints of apple, plum and bread crust followed by aromas of hawthorn, peach, pear, grapefruit, almond, honey and mineral. Effervescent and crisp attack, however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. Persistent finish with flavors of apple, plum and peach. Refermented in bottle and aged on its lees for 36 months.

Alcohol: 12.5%

Pasta with fish and crustaceans, Sauteed white meat, Stewed fish with mushrooms, Dairy products

Suggested glass	10 °C (50 °F)
(Mature and Vintage Classic Method Sparkling Wines)

June 2024

Vermentino di Sardegna Cala Silente 2002

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

Vermentino di Sardegna (Sardinia)

Vermentino
White Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

The wine shows an intense straw yellow color and nuances of greenish yellow, very transparent. The nose reveals pleasing, intense and clean aromas of banana, broom, wistaria, kiwi, lemon, pear, apple, gooseberry followed by good aromas of fennel and vanilla. In mouth denotes good correspondence to the nose, good balance, intense flavors, agreeable. The finish is persistent with good flavors of apple, banana and pear. Cala Silente partly ages in barrique and partly in steel tanks.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Stuffed pasta, White meat, Fried vegetables, Fish, Soft cheese

Suggested glass	10 °C (50 °F)
(Young and Crisp White Wines)

Issue 10, Summer 2003

Vermentino di Sardegna Cala Silente 2022

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

Vermentino di Sardegna (Sardinia)

Vermentino
White Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

Intense straw yellow and nuances of straw yellow, very transparent. Intense, clean, pleasing and refined, starts with hints of apple, plum and almond followed by aromas of hawthorn, broom, citrus fruits, pear, pineapple and peach. Crisp attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. Persistent finish with flavors of apple, plum and almond. Aged in cement tanks.

Alcohol: 14%

Pasta with fish and mushrooms, Sauteed white meat, Sauteed fish, Dairy products

Suggested glass	10 °C (50 °F)
(Young and Crisp White Wines)

June 2024

Vermentino di Sardegna Villa Solais 2022

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

Vermentino di Sardegna (Sardinia)

Vermentino
White Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

Brilliant straw yellow and nuances of straw yellow, very transparent. Intense, clean, pleasing and refined, starts with hints of apple, plum and citron followed by aromas of hawthorn, broom, pear, pineapple, kiwi, fennel, almond and mineral. Crisp attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. Persistent finish with flavors of apple, plum and almond. Aged in cement tanks.

Alcohol: 13%

Pasta and risotto with fish and mushrooms, Sauteed white meat, Stewed fish with mushrooms, Dairy products

Suggested glass	10 °C (50 °F)
(Young and Crisp White Wines)

June 2024

Villa di Chiesa 2001

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

(Sardinia)

Vermentino (60%), Chardonnay (40%)
White Wine	Score: ✧✧✧

The wine shows an intense straw yellow color and nuances of straw yellow, very transparent. The nose reveals a clear aroma of toasted wood as well as pleasing aromas of banana, hawthorn, coffee, pear and vanilla. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, with the flavor of toasted wood clearly perceivable, a round attack however balanced, good body and intense flavors. The finish is persistent with flavors of toasted wood, coffee and banana. Villa di Chiesa ferments in barrique and ages for 5-8 months in barrique followed by an aging of at least 2 months in bottle.

Alcohol: 14%

Sauteed white meat, Soft cheese, Roasted fish

Suggested glass	10 °C (50 °F)
(Young and Crisp White Wines)

June 2003

Villa di Chiesa 2022

Cantina Santadi (Italy)

(Sardinia)

Chardonnay, Other Grapes
White Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✭

Brilliant straw yellow and nuances of straw yellow, very transparent. Intense, clean, pleasing, refined and elegant, starts with hints of plum, banana and grapefruit followed by aromas of hawthorn, broom, apple, pear, peach, almond, butter, mineral and vanilla. Crisp attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, pleasing roundness. Persistent finish with flavors of plum, banana and grapefruit. Fermented and aged in barrique for 6 months.

Alcohol: 14.5%

Stuffed pasta with mushrooms, Roasted white meat, Roasted fish, Broiled fish, Mushroom soups

Suggested glass	12 °C (53 °F)
(Bodied and Mature White Wines)

June 2024

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Sardinia (Italy)

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Carignano del Sulcis Rosso Riserva Rocca Rubia 2000

Carignano del Sulcis Rosso Riserva Rocca Rubia 2021

Carignano del Sulcis Rosso Superiore Terre Brune 1999

Carignano del Sulcis Rosso Superiore Terre Brune 2019

Latinia 2019

Monica di Sardegna Antigua 2022

Nuragus di Cagliari Pedraia 2002

Nuragus di Cagliari Pedraia 2022

Solais 2018

Vermentino di Sardegna Cala Silente 2002

Vermentino di Sardegna Cala Silente 2022

Vermentino di Sardegna Villa Solais 2022

Villa di Chiesa 2001

Villa di Chiesa 2022