Luce della Vite - Frescobaldi
Lucente 2023
| Denomination | IGT Toscana |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | Merlot, Sangiovese |
| Aging | 12 months in barriques: partly new, and partly used. |
Description
Still red wine from Tuscany IGT, 13.5% ABV, produced by Luce della Vite - Frescobaldi. Blend of Merlot and Sangiovese. 0.75 L bottle, 2023 vintage. A wine born from the encounter between Vittorio Frescobaldi and Robert Mondavi, an ambitious project in Montalcino. Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel. Maceration on the skins: 20 days. Malolactic fermentation carried out in stainless steel. Aged for 12 months in barriques (partly new, partly used). The nose is impressive for its intensity and clarity, with hints of berries and jam, but also tobacco and a light spice. Intense and brilliant red color with purple reflections. The palate redounds to the full, enriched by a light toasted note. Silky and well-blended tannins provide excellent roundness and a long finish.
Awards
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2023
95/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
Tasting notes
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Serve at:
14 -16 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1995
- Oenologist: Alessandro Marini
- Bottles produced: 470.000
- Hectares: 88
From that meeting a wine was born, inspired by an ambitious project and linked to one of Tuscany's election territories for the production of outstanding wines. The project consisted in creating a wine in Montalcino that would go beyond the boundaries of tradition, without denying it, by drawing on the experience of two historical families in the world of wine.
The dream took shape in Tenuta Luce, a name that evokes the light of the Montalcino sun, which is the source of life and nourishment, which marks the passage of the seasons and gives rhythm to every agricultural activity.
Since then, Tenuta Luce has always honoured this vision, and the estate's flagship wine, Luce, has been joined by other exclusive wines, capable of transcending the boundaries of their own territory, earning unanimous acclaim internationally. Read more
| Name | Luce Lucente 2023 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | Merlot, Sangiovese |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Luce della Vite - Frescobaldi |
| Origin | Montalcino (Siena) |
| Harvest | Merlot: September 5. Sangiovese: September 19. |
| Fermentation temperature | 28 °C |
| Fermentation | 10 days. |
| Wine making | Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. Maceration on the skins for 20 days. Malolactic fermentation is carried out in stainless steel vats. |
| Aging | 12 months in barriques: partly new, and partly used. |
| Total acidity | 5.78 gr/L |
| PH | 3.35 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |