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The area is excellent for grape growing because of the good diurnal temperatures, which can fluctuate 10+ degrees during the night, especially during the important months of July and August. Current production is approximately 100,000 bottles, with a target of hitting the 150,000 mark. The remaining part of the property is olive trees and forest.<\/p>\n ____________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Wines …<\/strong><\/p>\n Icario 2022 Nysa Bianco IGT Icario 2020 Nysa Rosso IGT<\/em><\/span> Icario 2022 Trebbiano IGT<\/em><\/span> Icario 2017 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano<\/em><\/span> Icario 2018 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Icario 2019 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano<\/em><\/span> Icario 2018 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Selezione – Sansasia<\/em> <\/span> <\/p>\n (February 2024) … Icario winery was established in 1998. It takes its name from mythology: the first winemaker was named Icario, which was the name given to him by Bacchus. The farm is 50 hectares of which 25 hectares are planted to grapes: 70% Sangiovese (40 years old) with the rest equal parts white (Trebbiano, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-on-the-road-with-the-grape-guy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6977\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Icaraio](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Icaraio_14a.png\")
(February 2024) …<\/strong> <\/em>Icario winery was established in 1998. It takes its name from mythology: the first winemaker was named Icario, which was the name given to him by Bacchus. The farm is 50 hectares of which 25 hectares are planted to grapes: 70% Sangiovese (40 years old) with the rest equal parts white (Trebbiano, Riesling, Chardonnay and Gewurztraminer) and red (Merlot and Cabernet); all sitting between 360 and 480 meters above sea level.<\/p>\n![\"Icaraio](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Icaraio_19a.png\")
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– 50% Trebbiano \/ 20% Gewurztraminer (body) \/ 10% Riesling (minerality) \/ 20% Chardonnay (tropical) – <\/em>
Pretty minerality, with a floral and spicy component. (*** ½+<\/strong>)<\/p>\n
– 60% Sangiovese \/ 20% Merlot \/ 20% Cabernet Sauvignon –<\/em>
(12 months barrel – 2 yrs aged in tank) – Notes of dark berries and cherry fruit mixed with mocha, coffee bean, cedar, and a touch of herbal. (*** ½+<\/strong>) <\/p>\n
– 100% Trebbiano –<\/em>
Sunflower and grapefruit rind with a long finish. (*** ½<\/strong>)<\/p>\n![\"Icaraio](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Icaraio_28a.png\")
Icario 2022 Rosso di Montepulciano<\/em><\/span>
– 80% Sangiovese \/ 20% Merlot –<\/em>
The Merlot is added to this wine to make it more approachable, sooner; it is also aged 6 months in big barrels. Fresh, light and delicious, with cherry, raspberry, and strawberry fruit – it’s a red fruit bowl of deliciousness; while the tannins and acidity help to balance it out nicely. (****<\/strong>)<\/p>\n
– 90% Sangiovese \/ 10% Colorino –<\/em>
Very hot season – yet the wine shows a fresh mouthfeel with red berries, mocha, and a good acid seam that appears on the finish – almost ready. Give it another year, maybe two. (older vintage<\/strong>)<\/p>\n![\"Icaraio](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Icaraio_29a.png\")
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– 90% Sangiovese \/ 10% Colorino –<\/em>
Very rainy season helped plump up the grapes (that’s the positive spin) – but then sunny and warm at the end (that’s what you want) … Elegant and fresh with tannins that show up early in the mouth and kick around to the finish; but there is also plenty of fruit backing it up – drink 5+ years (up to 12). (older vintage<\/strong>)<\/p>\n
– 90% Sangiovese \/ 10% Colorino –<\/em>
The fruit really pushes its way to the fore, both on the nose and palate, where elegance and opulence meet. The red fruit shines, the tannins are well-integrated, and the acidity is on-point. (****+<\/strong>)<\/p>\n![\"Icaraio](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Icaraio_26a.png\")
Icario 2018 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva – Vitaroccia <\/em><\/span>
– 95% Sangiovese \/ 5% Cabernet Sauvignon –<\/em>
The wine is named after a river on the property, the name means “life of the stone” … Spicy, yet elegant, good fruit composition that shows a darker side of Sangiovese – black fruit, namely dark plum with elegant tannins. Small 5000 bottles production. (****+<\/strong>)<\/p>\n
– Sangiovese –<\/em>
This is the best expression of the Sangiovese from the property. Good modern fruit character: cherry, plum, mocha, blackberry, and cassis – 10% is created in an older appassimento style (drying grapes); while only 2000 bottles are production. (****<\/strong>)<\/p>\n![\"Icaraio](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Icaraio_20a.png\")
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