| Grape varieties |
Cabernet Sauvignon, Montepulciano |
| Origin |
Municipalitu of Controguerra |
| Climate |
Altitude: 295 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South. |
| Soil composition |
Rather loose soil with small amounts of clay. |
| Cultivation system |
The new plant uses a vertical trellis system. The old plant uses a pergola abruzzese system. |
| No. plants per hectare |
5000 (new system), 1100 (old system). |
| Harvest |
The grapes used for the Lumen are among the last to be harvested after careful and meticulous selection (at the beginning of October for the carbernet sauvignon and between 8 and 12 October for the montepulciano d'abruzzo). |
| Vinification |
Grapes are stemmed and softly crushed, and processed separately in stainless steel process tanks and macerate at a temperature of 28-30 °C, fo approximately 15 days. |
| Ageing |
Once malolactic fermentation is over, the wines obtained are combined and poured into 225 litre-barriques of various types of oak wood, where they age for approximately 18 months after which they are bottled. After that, the wine undergoes bottle refining for another 12-14 months in caves before being put on the market. |
| Pairing |
It best served with red meats, game, lamb and baby goar dishes and spicy-hot cheeses. |
| On offer |
Price Illuminati Controguerra Rosso Lumen Riserva 2017 € 29.58
ex VAT
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