Montaia Rubicone Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 review

Part of the four bottle The Garden of Italy Selection (only at Wickhams Wine) this Cabernet Sauvignon tastes wonderfully juicy and full-bodied with blackcurrant and blackberry flavours along with aromatic violet flowers. What makes this wine extra attractive is the bottle it comes in, with its wide shoulders and narrowing base, adorned with a print from the Italian surrealist painter Tonino Guerra. The striking red and gold label shows a person in a kimono wearing a black mask and holding two fans with what could be interpreted as hair curlers shaping their hair. But as the artwork is untitled it is difficult to find out more about this talking point. Each of the two reds and two white wines in the Selection show a different Guerra artwork thanks to an agreement with Guerra himself who rather liked the wines made by the vineyard Montaia.