Giuseppe Sedilesu Barbagia Perda Pinta Bianco

This drank nicely over a few nights and serves well as a richer aperitif wine, could work well with a variety of modestly spiced dishes and even with hard cheeses. I liked PEY2001's review and agree, except I didn't pick up on the vanilla and don't have that Champagne reference. This hit me like some cross of Burgundian Chardonnay, something southern Rhone and herbal/floral-inflected notes I've found in many central and eastern European whites. This should be served cool enough, …

This wine is pretty spectacular. A strong golden amber colour, it has a nutty nose with a hint of funk. It’s thick and rich in the mouth, with loads of flavour. Creamy peach and vanilla, some pith and other stuff that I just couldn’t catch. It seems sweet, although it’s actually dry, and has a great acidity. The flavour is so concentrated my wife elected to put an ice cube in her glass, which made a more diffuse, but also …