TENUTA LUCE DELLA VITE 2014 LUCE

Tenuta Luce della Vite – 2014 Luce
Toscana IGT

“Made with Sangiovese and Merlot, this offers aromas of violet, black-skinned berry, cocoa and a whiff of thyme. The concentrated elegant palate delivers raspberry compote, dried black cherry, mocha and star anise alongside velvety polished tannins and bright acidity. Drink 2019–2025.” – 92/100, Wine Enthusiast

VARIETIES: Sangiovese and Merlot
REGION: Tuscany, Italy
AGEING: Aged in Hand-split oak barriques: 85% new, 15% used once, for 24 months
GUARDING POTENTIAL: Enjoy now or will cellar well up to 12 years
SERVE: Serve at 16 – 18ºC
FITS TO: Great pairings for Steaks, Barbeque fare and full-flavoured Cheeses
CRITICS SCORES: 92/WE, 92/WS

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2014 Luce | Vintage | Tenuta Luce della Vite

The iconic wine 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. Luce is the iconic wine of estate, capable of expressing, vintage after vintage, our original interpretation of these lands.

The growing season was characterised by an average but slightly warmer than usual spring with rainfall that was well-distributed and regular. This pattern followed through into summer, which helped lower daytime temperatures, reduce heat stress in the plants, and maintain plentiful water reserves. All of this favoured a regular development of the plants that resulted in a homogenous ripening of the grapes, which reach the harvest intensely colored, rich in polyphenols and perfectly healthy.

Luce 2014 is a deep ruby red colour with purple highlights. To the nose the wine expresses a bouquet of small black fruits, bitter cherries and elegant notes of cocoa and coffee. In the mouth the wine’s elegant and fine tannins bestow the wine with a creamy harmony and a very long persistence with a lightly spiced finish.