The resulting wine is delightfully fizzy and slightly sweet

The tangy freshness on the palate transfers your senses to the alpine meadows

Aging takes place in barrel for 12-18 months

Cabernet Franc (7%) along with a touch of Malbec and Carmenère

red berry and nutmeg

Illuminati Riparosso Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, 2018 August 2018 Wine Club The resulting wine is delightfullySubdued herb and dark berry nose. Hay, mint, rose. Nicely balanced firm tannins on a dark fruit, dark contemplative palate with tobacco leaves. 100% Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. Aged 8 months in Slavonian oak casks, then for another 2 to 3 months in bottle. The Illuminati family has been making wine for over 120 years; Illuminati winery founded in 1890, and currently run by Nicolas grandson Dino since the 1950s and now with his sons and nephews.