Luce Della Vite Toscana IGT 2019 Tenuta Luce Frescobaldi

"Luce" 2019 Toscana IGT is a red wine with an intense ruby ​​colour, which reveals a profound complexity to the nose aromas, including violet and rose flowers, accompanied by notes of red fruits of raspberries and sweet spices. In the mouth the wine is well balanced and elegant, with a creamy and velvety texture, supported by silky and well integrated tannins. The persistent finish leaves a pleasantly spicy sensation in the mouth. It is a wine of great personality and refinement, which fully embodies the best of the Tuscan wine tradition.

Montalcino, in the province of Siena (Tuscany) is an ancient village that offers authentic and intense emotions. Here life revolves around wine, the land has a gentle and gentle shape, covered with vineyards, olive groves and woods, which create a landscape of rare beauty. Tenuta Luce, immersed in this breathtaking landscape , is a sparsely inhabited area, surrounded by wild and luxuriant nature. The vineyards are heterogeneous, with different exposures, soils and altitudes, but all benefit from a perfect microclimate for growing vines.

A short story of a success that was the beginning of a new and extraordinary chapter in the history of the great Tuscan red wines. 1970, beginning of the cultivation of Merlot on the hills of Montalcino. 1990, the meeting between Vittorio Frescobaldi and Robert Mondavi which will mark the birth of Tenuta Luce.

Luce Della Vite Toscana IGT: the first Montalcino wine created with a blend of Sangiovese and Merlot grapes. It is the most representative wine of the estate, thanks to its uniqueness and its perfect combination of structure and elegance of Sangiovese with the softness and roundness of Merlot. As the first Montalcino wine to be created with a blend of these two grapes, Luce Della Vite marked an important innovation in the world of wine. 

The Luce Della Vite Toscana IGT wine represents the better than the estate, having the merit of being the first Montalcino wine to be created through a blend of Sangiovese and Merlot grapes. Its peculiar characteristic is given by the perfect combination between the structure and elegance of Sangiovese and the softness and roundness of Merlot, which offers a symphony of truly extraordinary flavors and aromas.

At each harvest, Luce Della Vite represents with authenticity the original interpretation of the terroir of the estate, constantly evolving into an increasingly rich and sophisticated product. Undoubtedly, this extraordinary wine has become the symbol of Italian and Tuscan wine production.

The harvest of the year 2019 for Luce Della Vite Toscana IGT was an exceptional event , characterized by careful attention to detail at every stage of the production process. The cold and sunny winter prepared the ground for spring, which in turn was characterized by low average temperatures and high rainfall, allowing for the creation of important water reserves. This has allowed the vine to thrive and to develop grapes of the highest quality.

Despite the situation of low light and concentrated rains in the month of May, the vegetative cycle of the vine suffered only a slight delay of 10 days , and flowering was completed uniformly in the first week of June. The summer, on the other hand, was hot without particular heat peaks, with some rainfall between the end of July and the beginning of August, which ensured a vigorous and efficient leaf system.

Thanks to the mild temperatures of September and the adequate hydration of the soil, the grapes ripened slowly and regularly, reaching an optimal level of ripeness and producing perfectly ripe, intense and fresh tannins from an aromatic point of view. The harvest, which began on September 12 with the first Merlots in a sunny climate, was carried out with great care and attention to detail, continuing with the Sangiovese in late September and early October.

The final result was a structured, balanced, powerful wine with great aging potential, which perfectly reflects the unique characteristics of the Tuscan terroir. This vintage was a testament to the ability of Luce Della Vite producers to face climatic and production challenges, and how care and dedication can lead to extraordinary results.

< strong>Tenuta Luce is one of the estates belonging to the Frescobaldi family, together with Attems (Friuli), Masseto, Danzante, Ornellaia and the six estates Frescobaldi, Nipozzano, CastelGiocondo, Pomino, Flagship, Castiglioni and Remole.