Structure
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: ripe red fruit
Palate: red fruit, clay-soil savour
The house Montepulciano from vineyards at Controguerra, Corropoli and Torano Nuovo between 200 and 270 metres. Long skin maceration in steel then six months in large Slavonian casks give a round, harmonious wine with ripe red fruit and persistence.
What it pairs with
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Grilled pork ribs
A round, medium-tannin red handles grilled pork without dominating it. -
Pasta with meat sauce
Six months in large cask leaves the fruit forward enough for a weeknight ragu. -
Semi-mature pecorino
The fullness and persistence match a mid-aged sheep's cheese.
Facts
- Producer
- Illuminati · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Montepulciano (100%)
- Classification
- Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC
- Oak
- Six months in 25 hectolitre Slavonian oak casks after malolactic in steel
Frequently asked about Riparosso Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
How is Riparosso made?
Traditional red winemaking with long skin maceration in steel at 28 degrees, malolactic in steel, then six months in 25 hectolitre Slavonian oak casks.
What does it taste like?
Illuminati describes it as round, enveloping and harmonious, with notes of ripe red fruit and a fullness and persistence that reflect the clay-rich soils.
At what temperature should it be served?
The estate recommends 16 to 18 degrees.