Hello, This month the Swedish monopoly released a couple of less than drearily expectable wines. Some of them were from Sardinia, and this was one. For those unfamiliar with Nuragus (it is apparently the name of the grape) this is a white wine, and to get further into the nitty-gritty, nuragus is a sort of cyclopean stone building of which there are many on the island - they date back to teh bronze age. Ahem. SO much for the trivia. The wine is youngish, slightly fizzy, color is almost golden, very deep, and in fact quite different from your ordinary, run of the mill Italian whites. Nose is quite aromatic, floral, a bit nutty, exotic fruit says Xina but I don't know what kind of exotic fruit. TEnds a bit towards undergrowth and freshly turned earth, in a not unpleasantly rustic way. On palate, a slight, but lingering, acidity, a fruity sweetnes, perhaps a bit of RS. Not at all lackiong in structure and a good accompaniment of our laid-back supper of rocket sallad, black olives, avocado, and cheese. Would no doub t dress up a chicken with abricots and sour creem a treat.
Cheers
Nils Gustaf