FORMAT: 0.75l
GRAPE VARIETY: SANGIOVESE, MERLOT
VINTAGE: 2022
PLACE: TUSCANY-ITALY
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14.5%VOL
The key to the world of Tenuta Luce. REFLECTED LIGHT
Lucente is the result of a careful selection of the Estate's vineyards, identified as being particularly suited to the production of a wine with a fruity profile and great pleasantness; like Luce, it is born from the union of Sangiovese and Merlot, which prevails in the blend. |
TASTING NOTES:
Lucente presents a ruby red color. On the nose, it expresses an intense bouquet of red fruits, wild blackberries and floral notes, especially violet. On the palate it is broad, velvety with pleasant tannins perfectly integrated into the structure of the wine. The sip is savory with hints of black fruits, licorice and spices.
CLIMATE TREND:
The 2022 vintage began with a predominantly sunny, dry winter and with
cold temperatures. These conditions induced a slightly late budding at the end of March for the Sangiovese and the beginning of April for the Merlot. Subsequently, spring was affected by the increase in temperatures and the absence of rain, these conditions favored a rapid vegetative development of the plants, leading to cancel the delay at the beginning of the season. Flowering occurred in the last week of May and the beginning of June in ideal conditions. The hot and dry climate continued for a good part of the summer period, fortunately interrupted by some rains between the end of July and mid-August, for a total of 100 mm, which gave relief to the plants making them resume their normal vegetative development and allowed a rapid veraison in the first week of August. The harvest was brought forward by a few days to August 28 with the first Merlot grapes and concluded with the Sangiovese grapes in the last week of September. Throughout the harvest period the
The days were sunny and with good temperature ranges.
VINIFICATION AND REFINING:
The red “Lucente” combines the structure of Sangiovese, with its strong and sometimes slightly edgy character, with the fruity softness and persuasive roundness of Merlot, a grape that was only recently introduced to Montalcino, but has immediately shown that it adapts well to the climate and territory of this precious hill in the province of Siena. “Lucente” is born from a selection of grapes from the best vineyards : the Merlot is usually harvested at the beginning of September, while the Sangiovese at the end of the month. Fermentation takes place in steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 28 °C, with maceration on the skins for about twenty days. The wine ages for 12 months in barriques, partly new and partly already used, and completes the refinement with a few months in the bottle.