Illuminati Riparosso Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, 2018 Negroamaro Caruso & Minini boasts a

Caruso & Minini boasts a history that harks back to the late 1800’s when Antonio Caruso bought the company to grow grapes for the nearby Marsala factories

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but the real gems are the Pinot Noirs coming from New Zealand

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Illuminati Riparosso Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, 2018 Negroamaro Caruso & Minini boasts aSubdued herb and dark berry nose. Hay, mint, rose. Nicely balanced firm tannins on a dark fruit, dark contemplative palate with tobacco leaves. 100% Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. Aged 8 months in Slavonian oak casks, then for another 2 to 3 months in bottle. The Illuminati family has been making wine for over 120 years; Illuminati winery founded in 1890, and currently run by Nicolas grandson Dino since the 1950s and now with his sons and nephews.