FORMAT: 0.75L
GRAPE VARIETY: SANGIOVESE, MERLOT
VINTAGE: 2021
PLACE: TUSCANY-ITALY
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14.5%VOL
The wine symbol of the Estate A BRILLIANT STORY
Luce is the first wine to be produced from a blend of Sangiovese and Merlot in Montalcino. Perfect harmony between the structure and elegance of Sangiovese and the roundness and softness of Merlot, it is the symbolic wine of the Estate, capable of representing, harvest after harvest, our original interpretation of the territory. |
THE VINTAGE:
The 2021 vintage was marked by a mild and dry winter, with the exception of a small snowfall in early February. Since March, temperatures have remained above seasonal averages, favoring a slightly early budding between the end of the month and the beginning of April for the
Sangiovese, and from the first week of April for Merlot. The mild climate was interrupted around 8-9 April due to a considerable drop in temperatures that brought widespread frosts throughout Tuscany. Thank you
due to their position, our vineyards have not suffered significant damage, the earliest and therefore most susceptible ones are located at altitude where the risk of frost is less widespread. The change in temperature has
however, this led to a slowdown in vegetative growth until the end of May. From June, with the consequent rise in temperatures, the vines began to grow and develop again.
correctly, with flowering between the second and third week of the month. A hot and dry summer followed until mid-August. Thanks to two providential rains, the first of 45 mm on August 20, and the
second of 20 mm on August 24th, temperatures and the level of hydration in the soils were brought back to optimal levels, in a very important period that coincides with the beginning of the ripening of the grapes.
September was perfect, sunny, with nice temperature variations of up to 15 degrees per day, which favored a high concentration of aromatic compounds and polyphenols in the grapes.
TASTING NOTES:
Luce 2021 presents itself with a very intense ruby red. On the nose, aromas of ripe black fruits stand out, in particular blackberry and mulberry, accompanied by delicate floral hints of violet and sweet spicy notes. In the mouth, it reveals all its character and elegance. Of great body and balance, the silky tannins expand
throughout the mouth leaving a long and persistent finish on finely spicy notes.