Creamy cinnamon and nutmeg rise delicately from the 2012 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Ilico. Those oak-driven tones are followed closely by dark fruit, plum and dried blackberry. The fruit nuances are soft and warm. This a rich and thickly extracted Montepulciano with soft tannins and a fruit-forward personality. It would pair nicely next to homemade lasagna and meat sauce. Ilico is aged in oak barrel for nine months.