Carignano Riserva 'Rocca Rubia' 2021

Cantina Santadi, from Sardinia's southwestern coastal region known as Sulcis, was founded in 1960 as a cooperative of local growers. Under the guidance of Antonello Pilloni, Santadi has become one of Sardinia's, and Italy's, finest wineries, with more than 200 growers farming 600 hectares.

The Sulcis peninsula is, geologically, Sardinia's most ancient area, rich in archaeological sites, and offers an astonishing palette of variations and contrasts, with coastal sand dunes, gentle hills and inlets, narrow strips of flatland and inland mountains, rugged cliffs overhanging the sea interspersed with silky-smooth white beaches, pine trees, junipers and vineyards. In these sandy soils, pre-phylloxera vines continue to survive and thrive.

Rocca Rubia is a premium selection from the best vineyards, aged 14 months in a combination of new and old barriques. Intensely fruity with dark berries, vanilla, leather and licorice, the palate is rich and velvety with smooth tannins.