Winery IlluminatiRiserva Ilico
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Riserva Ilico of the Winery Illuminati is in the top 10 of wines of Abruzzo.
Taste structure of the Riserva Ilico from the Winery Illuminati
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Riserva Ilico of Winery Illuminati in the region of Abruzzo is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Riserva Ilico of Winery Illuminati in the region of Abruzzo often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Riserva Ilico
Pairings that work perfectly with Riserva Ilico
Original food and wine pairings with Riserva Ilico
The Riserva Ilico of Winery Illuminati matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of fondue with broth, ham and cheese macaroni gratin or oven-baked veal cutlets.
Details and technical informations about Winery Illuminati's Riserva Ilico.
Discover the grape variety: Garganega
Very old vine cultivated in Italy, in Sicily it would carry the name of grecanico dorato and in Spain would be the malvasia mauresa... . It can be found in the United States, but in France it is almost unknown. It should be noted that its bunches resemble somewhat those of the ugni blanc or trebbiano toscano and it would be related to the verdicchio blanco.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Riserva Ilico from Winery Illuminati are 2016, 2017, 2014, 0 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Illuminati
The Winery Illuminati is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Abruzzo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Abruzzo
Abruzzo is an Italian wine region located on the eastern (Adriatic) coast. Its immediate neighbors in CentralItaly are Marche to the North, Lazio to the west and southwest and Molise to the southeast. Abruzzo has one DOCG - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane - and three DOC wine appellations. The reds and Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo and Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, as well as the white wine appellation Trebbiano d'Abruzzo are the most notable, followed by the lesser-known Controguerra.
The word of the wine: Terroir
Strictly speaking, the notion of terroir corresponds to the geological characteristics of a vineyard. However, when we talk about terroir, we take into account the soil, the climate (even the microclimate), the flora, the fauna, and the human factor that characterizes the practices that make up the art of the craft.
