“Lux Vitis” Toscana IGT 2021

Tenuta Luce | Tuscany

09223021 · 0,75 l · 212,00 €/l< 24 units available

"The art of waiting" – this is how Tenuta Luce describes the philosophy behind the creation of Lux Vitis. A wine that is in no hurry: three hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon, planted in 2004, left to grow undisturbed for eleven years before the first label bearing its own name was printed. And then, vintage after vintage, the same patience in the cellar: 24 months in exclusively new French barriques before the wine leaves the estate. 2021 put that patience to the test. April brought unexpected frost – the vines, which had budded early, were affected, and production was reduced. This was followed by a recovery, a rainy spring and a hot, long summer. The significant temperature fluctuations between day and night during the harvest weeks acted as a counterbalance: they preserved the wine's precision and aromatics. 7,000 bottles – fewer than the previous year, but of great concentration. Concrete vats, 12 days' fermentation, 20 days' contact with the must, malolactic fermentation in barriques, 24 months in new oak.

An intense ruby red. The bouquet is dark and herbally deep: blackberry, mulberry, juniper, thyme and sweet tobacco. On the palate, it is very well-balanced and lively, supported by a full-bodied structure and silky, elegant tannins. The final is long, serene and characterised by great spice. The tranquillity of a year that demanded everything and gave back even more. SUPERIORE.DE

"Montalcino Cabernet with a splash of Sangiovese gives a very rich, concentrated, yet – incredibly – also very vertical red. Black berries and red fruits intertwine with menthol and Mediterranean scrub underscored by very bright, almost-saline acidity, and a finish of dried flowers and iodine. Superb balance to absorb all 15% of alcohol without question." Decanter