Illuminati Campirosa

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2000 Illuminati, Campirosa, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Cerasuolo ($10.99 Wine Expo). A fabulous wine at a fabulous price. For the uninitiated, a Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Cerasuolo is a dry deeply colored rose'. Have had many pinots that were lighter in color. Fills the nose and covers the tongue tip with such massive floral scents and flavors that you would swear it was off dry. Serves up a complexity across the palate that no other rose' can match. Finishes sweetly too. Matched unbelievably with grillpanned ham steak garnished with spinach. Had to arm wrestle Mother for the last glass. She won! Tanks Got there's more in the cellar.