This is the first vintage of Illuminati’s “Superbruzzo”, known as “Lumen”. Lumen was conceived by Dino Illuminati and the eminent enologist, Dott. Marrone, assistant to the famous enologist Dott. Giamoco Tachis, to serve as a vehicle to show how red wine from Abruzzo can achieve a world class status. This famous team of enologists, world renown for their role as the architects of such great wines like “Sassicaia”, “Tinganello” and “Solaia”, have created another great red wine, this time a blending of Montepulciano and Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine is primarily Montepulciano blended with varying percentages of Cabernet Sauvignon, depending on the outcome of the harvest. The 1993 vintage is the premier release of this wine. From mature vines only the outer clusters of ripe grapes go into this wine. Free run juice is gathered then the remaining grape pomace is gently pressed by the most innovative technology available. At the end of the secondary fermentation of the two wines, they are put together in small 225 lt. casks of different qualities of oak and aged for 18 to 24 months. Then the wine rests in bottles, in the cellar, for more than one year before its release. This is an elegant, dry, rich red wine that can only get better with aging. Very collectible. Very rare. Before serving decant for two hours and serve at room temperature