ILLUMINATI
Riparosso
2014
About this winery
The Illuminati family's wine-making journey began in Abruzzo in 1890 with Nicola Illuminati's Fattoria Nicò. Over a century, their passion for the land and craftsmanship has been passed down through generations. In the 1950s, Dino Illuminati started marketing their wines, enhancing Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. His son Stefano continued this tradition with an innovative, artisanal approach. Today, led by Stefano and supported by his family, Illuminati Wines have achieved international acclaim,...
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Product notes
The area around Controguerra and Nereto is situated on the North of the Abruzzo region between the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic Sea. It is an ancient site with a perfect climate for growing grapes and making exceptional wines. The Estate vineyards extend over 150 acres of the finest terrain of the whole region. The nature of the terrain is a perfectly balanced mix of clay and sand with marked presence of siliceous substances (potash, magnesium, lime, and components of silicate). The terrain is loose, deep, and fertile on considerably high, hilly grounds, twelve hundred to fifteen hundred feet above sea level.
Production notes
Made using a traditionally long period of maceration and skin contact but in modern stainless steel to allow for temperature control. Fermentation is held at 28°C. Once it finishes malolactic fermentation, the wine is aged in large, 25 hl, Slavonian oak barrels for a period of approximately 6 months. Bottling is initiated only 2-3 months before the wine is released for sale.
Tasting notes
Ruby red in color, displaying violet highlights in its youth. Delicious red fruit aromas on the nose with a deep, full and harmonious palate and lingering hint of licorice on the finish.