Agricola Punica, Barrua, Isola dei Nuraghi IGT

Fta) very fine, very drinkable, one of my absolute favorites (Alex++)

2019 vintage

Big wine. Deep ruby, some garnet. Plenty of rich fruits still, red and black. Warm spices. Herbs. Still some ripe tannins. Decent length. Carries the quite high alcohol well but still a hefty drink. Fully mature but no panic to drink now.

2010 vintage

Complex and interesting fruit forward wine. Blend of carignano, cabernet and merlot.

2019 vintage

Windswept & Wild: Wines of the Islands Tasting; 8/15/2025-8/24/2025 (K&L Wine Merchant - San Francisco) : So floral here, great nose. Dark red flowers, red fruits but it doesn’t last, and a gentle forest funk. Dark earthiness, dark flowers and fruits. Fruited graphite, same fruits from the nose. Good juiciness. Damp earthy undergrowth with firm bitterness on the finish. Nice juiciness. The aromas dominated over the palate here.

2019 vintage

Plum and cassis notes with briny accents. Comes across somewhat flat and hot. Reasonably improved with pasta.

2019 vintage

Lightly savory (olives, brine) with darker fruit notes. Slick mouthfeel with a touch of tannin, and some visible alcohol. A little too slick, this lacks structure. Quite modern and perfumed. Unexciting.

2019 vintage

Part of a tasting at K&L. Might be some bottle issues, but found some slight funk and barnyard in this that overwhelmed the ability to enjoy the underlying fruit and medium_ acidity. 85 points.

2019 vintage

deep ruby with garnet rim. very expressive in nose and palate with violet, ripe red cherry, maturing blackberry, cassis fruit laced with clove and cinnamon, some vanilla, pepper, and earthy notes. the full body is matched by the high acidity and strong, chalky tannins in very good balance. gains in amplitude and subtlety mid palate. long finish with complexity and a delightful raspberry note. drinkable now, but surely one that will drink better in five or so years. 14.5% AbV; …

2019 vintage

[opened but not decanted an hour ahead; some fine sediment at bottom of bottle; served at cellar temperature]. dark opaque purplish ruby with garnet rim and full body. complex and developed nose showing leather and earthy notes among the wild herbs, dark macerated plums and currants and a very lovely floral lift of violets. quite bold and still structured yet very fresh in mouth. spice accents and wild herbs thoroughly permeate the fruit, as tertiary notes impart the fig flavours …

2014 vintage

Never drank a wine from Sardinia before! Ninety-minute decant through a screened and aerating funnel. Significant sediment in screen but none in the bottle. During decant, very juicy nose reminiscent of sacramental wine from my altar-boy days. Wine was clear; deep ruby from bowl to rim with a small clear halo. After resting, nose had opened up to raspberries with an overlay of Italian herbs. In the mouth, the flavor was mulberry with some sage and rosemary. Nice balance overall …

2019 vintage

Barrua 2019 Amazing wine from the south of Sardinia,made by 85% of Carignano del Sulcis(autoctone) 10% Cab.Sauvignon and 5% of Merlot. The color is a deep ruby almost impenetrable,on the nose is intense and wide,with cherries,plums,some orange zest,spicy,black pepper,green bell pepper,balsamic notes,a touch of chocolate and a hint of herbs. On the palate is dry,medium to full bodied,great freshness with grippy tannins but everything is well balanced.Long finish. Alcohol is 14.5%. Bought around 30€ and is a bargain, a must …

2019 vintage

Nose little acidic or alcohol, dominated by dark red fruits and leather. Taste lots of dark plums, soil, leather. Well balanced.

2014 vintage

I always liked carignano-based wine from Sardinia and this Barrua (made also with CabSauv) tells a story mirroring Sassicaia, Rich wine with notes of leather, graphite, licorice and underbrush melt with some ripe red fruit. The limit of this Barrua is that - at the end - it is hard to tell it is made of Carignano because the cepage is covered, but the outcome is undoubtly seductive.

2014 vintage

Rich dark fruit and spices with licorice and leather on the long finish. Me - 92, Wife - 95

2014 vintage

Medium bodied, structured and somewhat fruit forward with subdued blue and black fruit. This felt elegant and well balanced but lacked something on the finish.

2019 vintage

Great QPR.

2014 vintage

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 …

2010 vintage

深宝石红色，闻香青味浓郁，红果混合着奶油的味道，入口酸度高，单宁紧涩，明显的奶油味，成熟黑果和果糖的气息，酒体饱满，酒风强劲，香气浓郁，酒精感强，现在喝起来酒还非常的强壮，远远没有到达适饮期，还有非常长的陈年潜力。

2014 vintage

Coravin pour. Both my wife and I went whoa! On first sip. It's also been forever since we had an Italian wine. Loads of power here, spice, tar. Long finish. Just hit the spot tonight. Me - 92, Wife - 93/94

2014 vintage

Last one popnpour with pizza Smooth texture lush fruity wine drinking well

2014 vintage

Not decanted. Nice smell, a very little brown color, balance, mid-body, very low acidity, plum flavor. I believe that because of the 14* alcohol, still was very pleasant after 16 yr

2006 vintage

Slightly jammy.

2014 vintage

Slow ox for one hour. Full bodied, round, full in the mouth, a little heavy and blocky. Black currant, cocoa,cigar box and earth comes through on the palate. Doesn�t show much age but I don�t think it will evolve.

2010 vintage

My last bottle. Still consistent with previous bottles drunk. A bit too heavy to merit a higher score.

2010 vintage

Slow ox for one hour. The nose on this a bit stinky with some barnyard aromas dominating. The wine shows ripe plum and blackberry, herbs and earth in a round, plump sort of style. Overall it tasted on the one hand a little overdone and on the other a little over the hill. I am wondering whether this was a bad bottle or something.

2010 vintage

Going off memory but I feel that it was still a bit too astringent and could soften over time. I am going to wait a couple years for the rest. Light in fruit so if you like a sharp wine I would drink it now.

2014 vintage

Coravin glass 3. 88 p.

2014 vintage

This bottle was similar to the bottles I've opened in 2017 and 2019 -- quite delicious, but with a sense that it is losing a little of its mojo. So, I suspect it needs to be drunk in the near term, since it may go downhill soon.

2010 vintage

Coravin glass 2. 86 p.

2014 vintage

Coravin glass 1. 86 p.

2014 vintage

shared with pat at selkirk manor. celebrating the completion of another week of sip in place due to covid-19. i rarely decant wine when serving as i tend to hold on to bottles to the end of their suggested drinking ranges and fear that additional oxygen exposure might be less than beneficial. i had reason to believe that this bottle might be exception to my rule. therefore, i decanted one hour before serving. the wine presented beautifully. i don't have …

2010 vintage

Absolutly wonderfull wine. A real pleasure to drink. I wouldn't wait much before opening my last bottle.

2010 vintage

Great with manacotti

2010 vintage

Same notes as last bottle -- a pleasure.

2010 vintage

Ruby red. Red cherry, smoke. Big and powerful.

2010 vintage

Visiting Rome and Tuscany; 6/18/2019-7/2/2019 (Lazio and Tuscany, Italy) : The grapes for AgriPunica's Barrua bottling are sourced from their Narcao and Barrua estate vineyards in Basso Sulcis. Comprised of approximately 85% Carignan, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot, it is aged for 18 months in French oak barriques (30% new). The 2014 iteration is a deep ruby, highly aromatic offering that is packed with ripe black fruit, lavender, white flowers, sandalwood, espresso and licorice. Medium-to-full-bodied, freshly acidic and with …

2014 vintage

Nice wood, black fruits, herbs, firm but elegantly made, some sweetness from alcohol

2010 vintage

Both tasters before me already described the wine in depth. I have the luxury to simply concur.

2010 vintage

Definitely modern in style, but still with a decent acid backbone..

2006 vintage

Had this one with some fine italian dishes, at first served too warm, cooled down with some ice, a bottle like this one with 15% ABV will always benefit from a cooler served temperature, fullbodied on the palate, some herbal tones, red dense fruit , would say cherry, for me too much international made, lacking the italian or better sardinian terroir showing, good but on the other hand a little boring, needs more time in the cellar but works today …

2014 vintage

This is an interesting combination of 85% ancient Carignano del Sulcis grape with 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot, done in an international style. Clear, dark ruby, extracted. The nose is clean, intense, complex and fine, with aromas of ripe to over-ripe black fruit, red flowers, herbs, sweet asian spice and dark chocolate. The palate is dry, with medium to medium (+) acidity, medium to medium (+), polished tannins and high alcohol (15%). The alcohol, however, tastes more like 14% …

2014 vintage

Red and dark fruit, rustic spice notes and field herbs commingle nicely. Good texture and depth. The warmth of the terrior comes out in spades. Good juice.

2010 vintage

Casual Wednesday night at ESBK. Tasted blind. Drank from bottle over 2 hours. Appearance is clear, deep intensity, purple colour. Legs. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of graphite, tobacco, earth, black cherries, blackberries. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, high alcohol (15%), fine high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet dark herbs, minty menthol, graphite, tobacco, earth, black cherries, blackberries, rich warm spices. Long finish. Very good quality. Feels like an opulent ripe …

2010 vintage

Same notes as last time. Great juice!

2010 vintage

Dark ruby red color, earthy mixed berry nose, lucious mixed berry fruit, just a touch of acidity with smoother out tannins. The fruit laden finish was of medium length. We thought this was a very enjoyable complex wine and it worked well with grilled rib eye steaks. Another $40-ish value wine.

2006 vintage

An wonderful earthy characteristic combined with blue and red fruits to creat a wine with full of excitement. Great texture and length. The aromas are particularly pleasing here as well. Excellent juice!

2010 vintage

A wonderful expression of red fruit, Mediterranean spice and earthiness that is divine. Great balance, texture and depth. This is a wine thT has been under the radar for a long time. Great juice!

2010 vintage

Fruity, deep, with drying tannins that subside with more decanting. Some cherry and typical Italian notes on the nose. Tasty, especially with cold cuts or just enjoy as it is.

2014 vintage

From a magnum, purchased at a restaurant, though my notes echo those from a bottle I opened from my cellar some 14 months or so ago. Benefited from an hour+ decant. In short, time (and format) have enhanced what I observed then: rich plum notes along with a touch of fennel, soy and herbs. Plenty of structure. Such a great QPR, often drank too young, before the oak integrates.

2006 vintage

Quite gorgeous. Nose is dark fruit, tobacco -- and big. Palate is chewy, unctuous, tart (a bit of sour cherry), leathery with a spice ending. Excellent QPR.

2010 vintage

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