Winemaker Notes
This wine shows a perfect balance between maturity and finesse. It is extremely silky and polished with supple tannins that are typical of the Tuscan coast. Intense aromas of black fruit. A firm and silky wine with fine tannins and a luscious finish.
Blend: 40% Petit Verdot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Cabernet Franc
This wine is perfect alongside food with balanced, intense flavors, meat and game dishes fried or stewed, poultry such as pigeon or pheasant.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, the 2017 Ilatraia is a real beauty and one of the only wines that has taken on the challenges of this hot and dry vintage with undisputed results. Ilatraia opens to an inky dark appearance and thick phenolic weight that is given extra volume and depth thanks to layers of cherry, dried blackberry and plum. This is a full-bodied red wine worthy of a big Fiorentina steak.
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James Suckling
A big, rich red with lots of blackberry and chocolate character. Walnuts, too. It’s full-bodied. Lots of blueberry and chocolate at the finish. Needs a few years to come together.
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Wine Enthusiast
Made with 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Petit Verdot and 20% Cabernet Franc, this opens with heady aromas of ripe black-skinned berries, cedar and scorched earth. The concentrated, full-bodied palate offers dried black cherry, clove, mocha and tobacco alongside fine-grained tannins.
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Wine Spectator
Delivers intense aromas and flavors of violet, black currant, black cherry, ink and earth, which are the hallmarks of this dry, dusty red. Linear in profile and long. Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.
Legendary in Italy for its Renaissance art and striking landscape, Tuscany is also home to many of the country’s best red wines. Sangiovese reigns supreme here, as either the single varietal, or a dominant player, in almost all of Tuscany’s best.
A remarkable Chianti, named for its region of origin, will have a bright acidity, supple tannins and plenty of cherry fruit character. From the hills and valleys surrounding the medieval village of Montalcino, come the distinguished and age-worthy wines based on Brunello (Sangiovese). Earning global acclaim since the 1970s, the Tuscan Blends are composed solely of international grape varieties or a mix of international and Sangiovese. The wine called Vine Nobile di Montepulciano, composed of Prognolo Gentile (Sangiovese) and is recognized both for finesse and power.