Winery Illuminate - Illuminate Red Blend

Winery IlluminateIlluminate Red Blend

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Illuminate Red Blend of Winery Illuminate is a red wine from the region of North Coast of California.
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
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.

Taste structure of the Illuminate Red Blend from the Winery Illuminate

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Illuminate Red Blend of Winery Illuminate in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Illuminate's Illuminate Red Blend.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.9°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Illuminate Red Blend - 2013
In the top 100 of of North Coast wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Illuminate Red Blend - 2012
In the top 100 of of North Coast wines
Average rating: 3.211100

The best vintages of Illuminate Red Blend from Winery Illuminate are 2013, 2012

Informations about the Winery Illuminate

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in North Coast in the region of California
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The Winery Illuminate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of North Coast to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 85000 of of United States wines
In the top 1500 of of North Coast wines
In the top 350000 of red wines
In the top 650000 wines of the world

The wine region of North Coast

The wine region of North Coast is located in the region of California of United States. We currently count 484 estates and châteaux in the of North Coast, producing 798 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of North Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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