Winery FautorIllustro Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

Red wine of Moldavie of Moldova

4.3

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Illustro Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Fautor is a red wine from the region of Moldavie.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Illustro Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of the Winery Fautor is in the top 10 of wines of Moldova and in the top 5 of wines of Moldavie.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

chocolate, coffee

pepper, bay leaf

smoke, leather

On the nose the Illustro Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Fautor in the region of Moldavie often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, vanilla or coffee.

Food and wine pairings with Illustro Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Illustro Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Illustro Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

Lamb

Spicy food

The Illustro Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Fautor matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of burger roll, lamb fillet with monbazillac or rabbit with chorizo.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fautor's Illustro Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot.

Winery

Winery Fautor

Grape varieties

Cabernet-Sauvignon , Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Moldavie

Country

Moldova

Style of wine

Red

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.

Last vintages of this wine

Illustro Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2016

In the top 5 of of Moldavie wines

Average rating: 4.5

Illustro Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2015

In the top 5 of of Moldavie wines

Average rating: 4.2

Illustro Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2013

In the top 5 of of Moldavie wines

Average rating: 4.4

Illustro Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2009

In the top 5 of of Moldavie wines

Average rating: 4.1

The best vintages of Illustro Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from Winery Fautor are 2016, 2013, 2015, 2009

Informations about the Winery Fautor

The winery offers 46 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Moldavie

The Winery Fautor is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 47 wines for sale in the of Moldavie to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 10 of of Moldova wines

In the top 5 of of Moldavie wines

In the top 4000 of red wines

In the top 5500 wines of the world

The wine region of Moldavie

Ancestral vineyard with identity grapes. Fetească Neagră, great Moldovan red reference: deep with notes of ripe plum, black cherry, spice and tobacco, melted tannins. Lighter, more floral Rară Neagră (Băbească). Dense tinctorial Saperavi.