Wine Description
Made from 90% Cannonau, 5% Bovale Sardo and 5% Carignano grown in the Costera vineyard. In order to achieve greater color extraction and flavor concentration, the juice is macerated with the skins for 16 days, with soft but frequent pumpovers. The wine is aged in French barriques for six months prior to bottling.
Tasting Notes
Intense ruby-red in color, this wine offers seductive aromas of ripe black cherries, pepper, and licorice. Warm and full-bodied on the palate, with excellent texture, ripe fruit flavors and pleasant tannins. Costera is an excellent food wine that is best enjoyed with roast beef with herbs, filet mignon, stews and sharp cheeses.
Reviews
Wine Advocate - Issue #190/ August 2010
“Italy's Finest Values”
“The estate’s 2009 Isola dei Nuraghi Costera flows from the glass with layers of exquisitely perfumed fruit buttressed by fine, silky tannins. There is an element of pure elegance and refinement that is hard to do justice to with words. This is another terrific red from Argiolas.”
91 points
