Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riparosso 2001

Illuminati (Italy)

Montepulciano
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

The wine shows a brilliant ruby red color and nuances of ruby red, moderate transparency. The nose reveals a profile mainly of fruit, with clean and elegant aromas of black cherry, cherry, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, vanilla and violet. The mouth has a good correspondence to the nose, balanced and bodied, with tannins well balanced by alcohol. The finish is persistent with flavors of black cherry, raspberry and blueberry. This wine is produced with a long maceration in skins and is aged in casks for 7-8 months.
Alcohol: 13.5%
Braised or stewed meat with mushrooms, Game, Roasted meat, Hard cheese
Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Young Red Wines)
March 2003