Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1899
- Oenologist: Giovanni Pinna
- Bottles produced: 4.800.000
- Hectares: 520
| Name | Sella & Mosca Alghero Cabernet Marchese di Villamarina Riserva 2020 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Alghero DOC |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Vendor | Sella & Mosca |
| Origin | Alghero (Sassari). |
| Soil composition | Clayey with high ferrous content and geological variety. |
| Harvest | period in late Autumn in sunny and windy Alghero. The grapes are harvested after their initial herbaceous character has faded. |
| Fermentation temperature | 20 °C |
| Fermentation | About 3 weeks. |
| Wine making | The harvested grapes are destemmed, crushed for 4-5 days and macerated at a temperature of 15°C. Fermentation takes place at 20°C for about 3 weeks, followed by malolactic fermentation, which is completed by Autumn. |
| Aging | Towards the end of the Winter, the wine undergoes its initial 18-month ageing in Bordeaux 'carats' of tronçais oak, and is then placed in traditional barrels of larger capacity for a further 12 months. After bottling, there is a final period of ageing in dark cellars at a temperature of 16°C for at least 18 months. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

