Wine Lumen Controguerra Riserva DOC 2006

Lumen - elegant complex red wine, which is produced from carefully selected grapes varieties Montepulciano and Cabernet Sauvignon. Vineyards area of ​​110 hectares located at an altitude of 295 m above sea level. Harvesting begins in October. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks. Each variety is fermented separately for 15 days at a temperature of 20-30 ° C .. After malolactic fermentation the wine assambliruyutsya. Excerpt passes in large barriques from different types of wood for 18 months. After bottling wine kept still for 12-14 months. Ageing potential - 7 years.

Name of wine Lumen translated from Latin means "light" that is consonant with the name of its creators, the glorious wine from Abruzzo - Illuminati ("enlightened"). The label shows a fragment of painting from a local church.

Region located in the north of the Abruzzo region, between the Adriatic and the Apennines, famous for very good natural conditions and climate, making for a long time to grow grapes here.

Known remarkable story, according to which after the battle on Lake Trasimeno, Hannibal the Great discovered near Controguerra place where the wine was produced, which has healing properties, and this wine has helped strengthen the forces of his troops.

It was here in the second half of the 19th century lived a passionate winemaker Nicolas Illuminati, who in 1890 began to grow grapes, and founded his own winery, called Fattoria Nico.

Nicola instilled a love of winemaking to his grandson Dino (Dino Illuminati), which today continues the tradition of producing fine wine, using tricks of the trade of his famous grandfather and advanced winemaking technology, which he led the family company to the next level. In a perfect fusion of traditional and modern methods are born unique wine, each bottle which - trading.

Vineyards stretch of 150 acres of soil consists of clay, sand and impurities siliceous rocks. Carried out work in the vineyards have significantly improved properties of traditional varieties, which allowed to obtain valuable and rare wine.

Dino Ilyuminati repeatedly won awards and titles: "Winemaker of the Year" award «Gran Canal», the national "Oscar", recognizing him as one of the best winemakers in Italy. Today, the company's outstanding wines are known all over the world, they are suitable for feasts, and for the collection of Italian wine connoisseurs.