“The baking spice, smoked apple wood and briar notes are well-integrated, with dark plum and racy black cherry fruit. Medium tannins add weight to the licorice aftertaste.”

RECOMMENDED: “Especially for around $12, the Argiolas Perdera impresses me with its big, super-ripe and dark fruit, reminiscent of blackberry, black plum, and cherry and even a little raisin, which plays really well up against the tangy-sweet notes of balsamic vinegar. Then the salty black olive notes chime in….underpinned by a toasty-earthy crackle of black pepper. The salinity of the wine is what surprises and attracts me most, perhaps a result of the vines being surrounded by the sea on this island.”