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The 2013 Shardana offers a deeply seductive display of wild berries, incense, dusty florals and exotic spices. The textures are silky-smooth, balanced by cool-toned red and black fruits that give way to a more tactile feel as saline-minerals and hints of tannin mount toward the close. Inner violet notes and tart woodland berries linger long through the youthfully structured finale. This blend of old-vine, partly pre-phylloxera Carignano plus a dollop of Syrah is firing on all cylinders. – Eric Guido           2021 – 2027

Black raspberries, crushed violets, exotic spices and hints of cocoa can all be found while swirling the 2015 Carignano del Sulcis Superiore Terre Brune. It’s deep and textural, offering ripe red fruits lifted by brisk acids, and taking on more of a floral persona toward the close, hovering over a layer of round tannins. This is persistent yet youthfully structured, tapering off to notes of mocha and hints of brown sugar. — Eric Guido                     2022 – 2026

So much ash and dried-strawberry character. Burnt orange-peel undertones. Tar, too. It’s full-bodied with chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. Lots of rose petals. This needs four or five years to open, but nicely integrated now. Try after 2024. -James Suckling, Mar. 2021

This is a powerful red with a full body and lots of dried fruit, walnuts, smoke and dried flowers. Asphalt and tar, too. It’s full and very layered with round, chewy tannins and a rich finish. Needs time to soften and open. Try after 2024.” -James Suckling, Mar. 2021

Aromas of dried strawberries, orange peel and white truffles follow through to a full-bodied, compact and tight palate with fine, dusty tannins and an intense finish. Hints of chocolate and toffee at the end. Really complex. Drink after 2024.” -James Suckling, Mar. 2021

This savory stunner has enticing scents of violet, rose and wild berry that gain complexity alongside notes of leather, camphor and sandalwood. The elegantly structured palate is all about precision, featuring juicy cherry, blood orange, star anise and tobacco framed in taut, refined tannins. Bright acidity keeps it energized. Drink 2024–2046. Cellar Selection.

Enticingly fragrant, this opens with heady aromas of rose, violet, new leather, truffle and balsamic whiffs of camphor. Vibrant and focused, the chiseled, elegant palate is all about finesse, delivering bright red cherry, orange zest, licorice and white pepper framed in taut, refined tannins. Bright acidity keeps it superbly balanced and fresh. It’s already drinking beautifully but hold for even more complexity. Drink 2024–2036. Cellar Selection.