Sunday, June 29, 2008

Tenuta L'Illuminata Dolcetto d'Alba Savincato (Piemonte) 2003





A tasty Dolcetto from Tenuta l'Illuminata, located in La Morra in the Langhe. The wine derives its fantasy name from the Savincati, a Celtic people that inhabited the Piemonte region around the first century B.C. Intense violet-red in color. A short (6-7 months) aging in oak smooths and lengthens the finish. Very food-friendly. All of Tenuta L'Illuminata's labels are adorned with moonlight images of grape clusters and leaves captured on special photo-sensitive paper (a process called rayographics) by Greek artist Dimitris Kozaris. "I like-a this juice."

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