This hot vintage has served the 2017 Monica di Sardegna I Fiori well. Those sharp or brambly aromas I remember tasting in the cooler years have been erased in this hot-climate expression. You get some jammy fruit (blackberry and cherry mostly) that adds to the soft simplicity of the mouthfeel. This easy red wine sees no oak and some 30,000 bottles were produced. It would be great with a pepperoni pizza.

Oak spice and graphite aromas lead the way in this bright, tangy red, which offers crushed blackberry, currant and loamy earth notes set in a light- to medium-bodied frame. Drink now. 200 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / South / Monica di Sardegna Select to Add

The 2013 Monica di Sardegna I Fiori is a feathery light and simple red wine made with one of the most approachable grapes to be found in Sardinia. The Monica grape is isolated to the Mediterranean island and is known for easy wines that should be consumed young. This expression delivers primary aromas of sour cherry, raspberry and bramble.