Sella & Mosca “Marchese di Villamarina” Cabernet Sauvignon Alghero DOC Riserva 2020 – Country: Italy – Capacity: 0.75 Sella & Mosca

Sella & Mosca “Marchese di Villamarina” Cabernet Sauvignon Alghero DOC Riserva 2020 – Country: Italy – Capacity: 0.75 Sella & Mosca Let’s start with a curiosity… Marchese di Villamarina is one of Italy’s most awarded wines. It has won numerous international awards, including the ‘World’s Best Cabernet Sauvignon’ award at the Decanter World Wine Awards. For this reason, it is certainly not excessive to define Marchese di Villamarina, Cabernet Riserva Alghero DOC by Sella&Mosca, a true Italian excellence that stands out for its complexity, elegance and power. In this case, the grapes used to produce this wine come from vineyards located in the Alghero area of Sardinia. The soil here is characterised by ferrous clays and aeolian sands and gives the wine a unique minerality and structure. The grapes are harvested by hand and fermented with long maceration on the skins. The wine then matures for about 18 months in new and second-passage French barriques. After bottling, it then rests in the cellar for a further 12 months. In the glass, it has a beautiful, decisive ruby red colour, with violet streaks. The nose reveals a broad and intense bouquet, with notes of morello cherry, blackcurrant, tobacco and spices. In the mouth it is rhythmic, silky, with great structure and good acidity that keeps it balanced. The finish is warm, seductive and very long lasting. It goes well with mature cheeses and first courses with meat sauces. Marchese di Villamarina best represents the terroir from which it comes.