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Illuminare Estate Winery1348 visitors
| Illuminare Estate is located in the heart of Apple Hill in the picturesque Sierra Foothills. The Hill Family welcomes you to our El Dorado boutique winery specializing in small lots of limited production wines. We strive for maximum extraction of such California varietal favorites like Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Barbera and more. Our cozy tasting room offers you the opportunity to try some new wines and meet some new friends. We believe in the celebration of life, family, and friends and of course wine. We look forward to meeting you. You can find us in the "Camino Wine Tasting" plaza east of Placerville on Highway 50. | Placerville, CA
Phone: 530-306-3873
Website: http://www.illuminarewinery.com/
Appellation: El Dorado
Tasting Room: Our cozy tasting room is open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 11-5 pm. Or if you would like to set up a special time for you and your friends, you can simply make an appointment.
Map to Illuminare Estate Winery
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Sangiovese
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2000 Sierra Foothills Sangiovese
Amador County
This super-tuscan style of Sangiovese has 10% of Cabernet Sauvignon blended to it to produce a rich, earthy wine with a lot of fruit. This is a Brunello (di montalcino) clone, aged ... more in oak for over 2 years.
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Syrah
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2000 Sierra Foothills Reserve Syrah
Amador County
This is a very delicate, velvety, syrah has a touch of vanilla on the finish from aging on new French oak for 3 months of its 28 total months on oak.
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Zinfandel
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2000 Amador County Zinfandel
Amador County
This is truly a Sierra Foothills wine. Rich and full of body with plum and over-ripe characteristics. This wine has firm tannins and a lengthy finish.
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Barbera
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2000 Sierra Foothills Barbera
Amador County
This is truly a robust wine. From a vineyard that has very little water, this fruit is almost dry-farmed. The result is a very bold wine with a very smooth finish and port-like cha ... moreracteristics.
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Updated on January 4, 2020
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