Cannonau Riserva 'Franzisca' Montisci 2022

The Cannonau Riserva “Franzisca” is the flagship wine of Giovanni Montisci, which the owner dedicates to his wife Francesca. It is a moving expression of Cannonau from the old vines of Mamoiada, in Barbagia. Barbagia is a land of ancient traditions and almost mystical energy, as well as one of the most authoritative outposts for the production of Cannonau. Among the prominent producers, Giovanni Montisci stands out, a former mechanic who, after inheriting a precious but now abandoned vineyard from his mother-in-law, decides to change his life and fully dedicate himself to viticulture. Through replanting and recovering very old bush-trained vines, Giovanni manages to create an extraordinary wine, of which he himself knows the immense potential, so much so that he gives it the name Barrosu (meaning boastful in Sardinian dialect, as Giovanni never hides his satisfaction for his creation). Very few bottles, true jewels that have the power to make us fully empathize with a place.

The Riserva “Franzisca” is produced with Cannonau grapes, coming from bush-trained vines over 80 years old. The Giovanni's belief has always been to interfere as little as possible with the amazing raw material he has, therefore in the vineyard almost nothing is used except a bit of copper and sulfur. In the cellar, spontaneous alcoholic fermentations continue, with very low additions of sulfur dioxide and without undergoing clarifications or filtrations. It ages for 2 years in wooden barrels.

The “Franzisca” Cannonau presents itself in the glass with a ruby color. An explosive and impetuous nose, a true journey in Sardinian land that makes us stroll between the sea, myrtle plants, dried fruit, carob, and much more, so much so that a fit taster could find countless descriptors in the glass. The sip expresses all the warm and intimate strength of Mamoiada, endowed with an endless alcoholic breath that resonates the liquid after swallowing. Uncontainable.