Argiolas is Sardinia's benchmark estate, built by Antonio Argiolas, who lived to 102, from seven inherited acres into the island's clearest expression of its native grapes. This 2025 Costamolino is all Vermentino, and it carries the scent of macchia, the evergreen scrub and herbs that blanket Sardinia: pine and mint threaded through ripe stone fruit and sweet citrus. Vibrant and textural at once, with acidity that lingers, an island in a glass, no translation needed.
Winemaker Notes
Vermentino often shows the fragrance of macchia, the mix of evergreen shrubs and herbs that typifies the Sardinian landscape. Costamolino hints at aromas of pine and mint coupled with ripe stone fruit and sweet citrus. The palate is at once vibrant and textural and finishes with lingering acidity. Costamolino is produced with the Mediterranean table in mind. The wine’s lemony acidity will accent rock lobster or squid but carries enough weight to work with spaghetti topped with bottarga or a bowl of brothy clams and fregola. Vermentino’s herbal flavor can also highlight vegetables such as fava beans or fennel.
Tasting Notes
Vermentino often shows the fragrance of macchia, the mix of evergreen shrubs and herbs that typifies the Sardinian landscape. Costamolino hints at aromas of pine and mint coupled with ripe stone fruit and sweet citrus. The palate is at once vibrant and textural and finishes with lingering acidity. Costamolino is produced with the Mediterranean table in mind. The wine’s lemony acidity will accent rock lobster or squid but carries enough weight to work with spaghetti topped with bottarga or a bowl of brothy clams and fregola. Vermentino’s herbal flavor can also highlight vegetables such as fava beans or fennel.
Professional Ratings
94
Vinous
92
Wine Advocate
92
James SucklingThis superfresh wine is focused on white peaches and citrus leaves. Silky and medium-bodied, it shines with tension and savoriness.
90
Wine Spectator
90
Wine Enthusiast
