“It’s a wine that tastes more Spanish or Sicilian than mainland “Italian” to me…”

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I’ve been a fan of this wine for several years, but this is the first time I’ve had the opportunity to review it. Cannonau is a native variety on the Italian island of Sardinia, and Sella & Mosca is “foremost wine producer” there, according to their importer. I’ve gotten acquainted with it while enjoying it several times at Trattoria Da Luigi in downtown Royal Oak. It serves well as a good alternative to better-known wines from Tuscany and the Piedmont, and it’s reasonably priced. I recently decided to bring one home, spend some time with it and to find out what the current model has to offer.
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