Cantina Mesa Carignano del Sulcis Forterosso Passito

Preserved red cherries, stewed raspberries, fresh rosemary, fresh marjoram, lavender (heck, combine all the herbs together and just say "garrigue"), black licorice on the nose. Medium + intensity of aromas. The palate shows a high intensity of flavors. It's pretty consistent with the aromas, keeping a lot of the fruit from the nose but adding a dominant flavor of fresh baked sugar cookies, which fades into red fruit and pine needles mid palate. The garrigue stays nicely in the background …