Tenuta Luce

Dunkles Rubin, fleischiges Aroma dunkler Früchte, Kirsche, mit Anklängen an Pilze, Tabak, Teer und Schokolade. Selten einen so hoch konzentrierten Sangiovese im Glas gehabt. Prägnantes Tannin am Gaumen, dann wieder schwarz-rote Beeren und ein wahrlich muskulöser Abgang. SUPERIORE.DE

"Intensives funkelndes Rubin mit leichtem Granatschimmer. Kompakte und dichte Nase mit Noten nach eingelegten Kirschen und Zwetschken, unterlegt von feinen Leder-Noten. Am Gaumen zupackend und fest, zeigt viel reife Frucht, nach Brombeere und Zwetschken, öffnet sich mit dichtem Tannin, ummantelt von süßem Schmelz, sehr langer Nachhall." Falstaff

"Luce della Vita is a second important brand owned by the Frescobaldi family in Montalcino. Their other historic estate is the Tenuta Castelgiocondo with a beautiful villa overlooking the vineyards. The Luce brand does extremely well in foreign markets thanks to its elegant marketing and packaging. The Luce della Vite 2012 Brunello di Montalcino sees an annual production of approximately 25,000 bottles. The wine is styled with contemporary flair. The color is richly saturated and inky dark with bright ruby highlights. The color is very attractive. Bold cherry and blackberry emerge from the bouquet, and there's a generous amount of oak spice and toast to speak to an international palate. Integrated oak tannins are folded within the wine's rich and fruity consistency." Robert Parker

"Shows fine balance between the fresh cherry and berry fruit, with savory, wild herb and spice notes and a solid backbone of acidity. The tannins build on the finish, leaving a dusty, mouthcoating sensation." Wine Spectator

"Blackberry and coffee-bean character with hints of black tea. Full body, firm, silky and chewy tannins and a focused finish. Tight and precise. Very muscular for the vintage. Needs time to soften." James Suckling

"Dark ruby with bright orange rim. Lifted, minty cherry nose. Modern approach yet quite pure, with crunchy cherry fruit and hints of oak. Hedonistic and well made while the firm tannins give it plenty of potential, too. Long!" Jancis Robinson

Seit Debutjahrgang 2003 einer der besten Brunello der modernen Machart. Hell strahlendes Rubinrot und ein Bouquet von zarter Vanille, etwas Röstaromen und getrockneten Rosinen. Ein wuchtiger Wein, der mit seiner reifen Frucht und Noten von Tabak, dunkler Kirsche und Gewürzen den Liebhaber kräftiger und druckvoller Rotweine verzückt. SUPERIORE.DE

"A modern style, this boasts plenty of new oak, bringing vanilla, toast and resin elements, along with a layer of prickly tannins. Shows ample ripe fruit midpalate, and should integrate in two to three years." Wine Spectator

"The 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Luce is packed tight with brightness and sunshine. Compared to the family's other Brunellos made under the Castelgiocondo brand, this wine is more opulent, more concentrated and more modern or contemporary overall. It is designed to appeal to an international audience for sure and most certainly delivers the goods if you are looking for roundness, ripe fruit and thick texture. It is deliciously irresistible with bold cherry, exotic spice and tobacco. That bright acidity on the close will help the wine age carefully over the next 10 years." Robert Parker

"The citrus, dark fruit and leaf aromas are intense. Full body, polished and chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. Extremely structured and beautiful. Needs two or three years to soften." James Suckling

Die Legende wird mit der Eröffnung des neuen, harmonisch in die Landschaft integrierten Weinkellers (2018) fortgeschrieben. Tiefes Rubinrot mit violetten Reflexen. Feine Aromen von kleinen schwarzen Beeren und Sauerkirschen vermischen sich mit subtilen Noten von Kakao und Kaffee. Am Gaumen druckvoll und mit einer präsenten, aber zugleich schön integrierten Portion Tannin. Noten von Teer, Leder und Pflaume runden das einzigartige Geschmackserlebnis ab und führen in einen finessenreichen, langen Abgang. SUPERIORE.DE

"Impenetrable crimson. Deep nose of crushed black forest fruit and sour cherry with an impressive layer of sweet oak. Abundance of fruit and oak is neatly tempered by plentiful acidity and long, powdery tannins. Definitely internationally styled but sleek and stylish. I imagine this could do with another five years before all the components are integrated. Amazingly balanced and its 15% alcohol doesn’t show." Jancis Robinson

"Well-marked by spicy, toasty oak, this plum- and black cherry–flavored red is broad and muscular. Smooth, with fine structural support and hints of chocolate and coffee on the lingering aftertaste." Wine Spectator

"A ripe but suggestive nose of dark cherries, dark chocolate, hot stones, cassis, brambleberry pie and bark. Yet, on the palate, this paints an altogether different picture, in which sleek tannins carry fresh layers of forest fruit long, through a compact, full-bodied palate. Powerful acidity steers it through to a restrained but chewy finish." James Suckling

Luce ist die Weinikone des gleichnamigen Guts und Sinnbild für das harmonische Gleichgewicht zwischen der eleganten Struktur des Sangiovese und der Fülle des Merlot. Der Wein vermählt die Tradition und das Terroir der Region Montalcino und die persönliche Interpretation dieses außergewöhnlichen Landstrichs miteinander. Zum 25. Jubiläum wurde eine Sonderflasche kreiert, auf der ein Schriftzug mit einem Gedanken von Vittorio Frescobaldi zu lesen ist, der auf die Werte von Luce verweist: "Hier liegt die Erinnerung an den Weinberg und die Arbeit, an die Erde, die Sonne, den Klang der Zeit und das Lied der Jahreszeiten."

Nahezu undurchdringliches Rubinrot. Das Bouquet anfänglich noch reduktiv und relativ streng, was sich mit zunehmender Belüftung weich und warm mit verführerischem Duft nach reifen Beeren, Tabak und Leder öffnet. Im Geschmack konzentriert, markant und tanninbetont, dabei seidig und vielversprechend am Gaumen. Der Abgang lang und tief mit Anklängen von Kaffee und Vanille. Ein großartiger Blend aus Merlot und Sangiovese mit hohem Potenzial. SUPERIORE.DE

"Dark-berry, walnut, cedar and violet aromas with just a hint of chocolate. Full-bodied, layered and rich with ripe tannins and a vivid finish. Shows energy and a velvety texture. Deep and long. Give it two or three years to soften. Try after 2022." James Suckling

Intensives Rubinrot. Komplexe Aromen schwarzer, reifer Früchte und Lakritze, abgerundet mit Noten von Tabak und Trüffeln. Am Gaumen weich und frisch, von einer beeindruckenden Textur. Samtige Tannine und eine opulente Mundfülle geleiten diesen Wein aus hervorragendem Jahrgang in ein langes und elegantes Finale. Ein köstlicher, modern interpreetierter Brunello voller Persönlichkeit, Helligkeit und Sonnenschein! SUPERIORE.DE

"Glänzendes, sattes Rubingranat. Zeigt in der Nase Noten nach Zwetschke und Brombeere, sehr ansprechend, im Hintergrund nach frischem Leder. In Ansatz und Verlauf satter Druck, öffnet sich mit kernigem Tannin, nach Zwetschken, im Finale etwas hoher Alkohol spürbar." Falstaff

"Tasted blind. Quite deep ruby with narrow orange rim. Immediate and concentrated nose with enormous depth as well as richness. Has bags of everything, and quite a bit of new oak but it’s effortlessly matched by the rich fruit. Perfectly balanced with juicy integrated acidity, and elegant, clinging, long tannins. Very imposing and with potential." Jancis Robinson

"The 2015 vintage registered weather conditions characterised by a crisp and rainy spring that provided the grapevines with the right stimuli and to develop significant water reserves in the subsoil. The excellent temperature ranges in September contributed to the perfect phenolic ripening of the grapes in this warm yet balanced vintage who gave small and sparse clusters. The wine is full of solarity with clear raspberry if not darker wild fruits, with tobacco and roasted nuts aroma and flavors. Firm acidity and grainy, velvety tannins build the full body of the wine with its great suppleness, showing only a bit warming finish." Decanter

"This is one of the icon bottles within the greater portfolio of Frescobaldi wines from Tuscany. The Luce della Vite 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Luce moves over the palate with power and determination (with 15.5% alcohol), imparting ripe fruit flavors of blackberry and candied cherry along the way. This wine shows deep dimension and fiber with a solid core of dark fruit. It lightens up on the palate thanks to that bright acidity and the general quality of the primary fruit flavors obtained in this happy vintage. The tannins are neatly woven into the wine's full-bodied density." Robert Parker

"Big and rich, featuring plum, black cherry, leather and earth aromas and flavors. Ripe and fruity, with dense tannins buried in the flesh. A bit monolithic, yet also fresh and long. All the components are in the right proportions. Best from 2023 through 2040." Wine Spectator

"Amazing aromas of crushed berries, cherries, flowers, black truffles and wet earth, turning to violets and black tea. Extremely aromatic. Full-bodied, deep and profound with fantastically strong tannins that just melt into the wine. Fantastic length and intensity. Truly great. Drinkable, but better in 2024 and onwards." James Suckling

Seit Debutjahrgang 2003 einer der besten Brunello der modernen Machart. Hell strahlendes Rubinrot und ein Bouquet von zarter Vanille, etwas Röstaromen und getrockneten Rosinen. Ein wuchtiger Wein, der mit seiner reifen Frucht und Noten von Tabak, dunkler Kirsche und Gewürzen den Liebhaber kräftiger und druckvoller Rotweine verzückt. SUPERIORE.DE

"A modern style, this boasts plenty of new oak, bringing vanilla, toast and resin elements, along with a layer of prickly tannins. Shows ample ripe fruit midpalate, and should integrate in two to three years." Wine Spectator

"The 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Luce is packed tight with brightness and sunshine. Compared to the family's other Brunellos made under the Castelgiocondo brand, this wine is more opulent, more concentrated and more modern or contemporary overall. It is designed to appeal to an international audience for sure and most certainly delivers the goods if you are looking for roundness, ripe fruit and thick texture. It is deliciously irresistible with bold cherry, exotic spice and tobacco. That bright acidity on the close will help the wine age carefully over the next 10 years." Robert Parker

"The citrus, dark fruit and leaf aromas are intense. Full body, polished and chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. Extremely structured and beautiful. Needs two or three years to soften." James Suckling

Die Legende wird mit der Eröffnung des neuen, harmonisch in die Landschaft integrierten Weinkellers (2018) fortgeschrieben. Tiefes Rubinrot mit violetten Reflexen. Feine Aromen von kleinen schwarzen Beeren und Sauerkirschen vermischen sich mit subtilen Noten von Kakao und Kaffee. Am Gaumen druckvoll und mit einer präsenten, aber zugleich schön integrierten Portion Tannin. Noten von Teer, Leder und Pflaume runden das einzigartige Geschmackserlebnis ab und führen in einen finessenreichen, langen Abgang. SUPERIORE.DE

"Impenetrable crimson. Deep nose of crushed black forest fruit and sour cherry with an impressive layer of sweet oak. Abundance of fruit and oak is neatly tempered by plentiful acidity and long, powdery tannins. Definitely internationally styled but sleek and stylish. I imagine this could do with another five years before all the components are integrated. Amazingly balanced and its 15% alcohol doesn’t show." Jancis Robinson

"Well-marked by spicy, toasty oak, this plum- and black cherry–flavored red is broad and muscular. Smooth, with fine structural support and hints of chocolate and coffee on the lingering aftertaste." Wine Spectator

"A ripe but suggestive nose of dark cherries, dark chocolate, hot stones, cassis, brambleberry pie and bark. Yet, on the palate, this paints an altogether different picture, in which sleek tannins carry fresh layers of forest fruit long, through a compact, full-bodied palate. Powerful acidity steers it through to a restrained but chewy finish."James Suckling

Luce ist die Weinikone des gleichnamigen Guts und Sinnbild für das harmonische Gleichgewicht zwischen der eleganten Struktur des Sangiovese und der Fülle des Merlot. Der Wein vermählt die Tradition und das Terroir der Region Montalcino und die persönliche Interpretation dieses außergewöhnlichen Landstrichs miteinander. Zum 25. Jubiläum wurde eine Sonderflasche kreiert, auf der ein Schriftzug mit einem Gedanken von Vittorio Frescobaldi zu lesen ist, der auf die Werte von Luce verweist: "Hier liegt die Erinnerung an den Weinberg und die Arbeit, an die Erde, die Sonne, den Klang der Zeit und das Lied der Jahreszeiten."

Nahezu undurchdringliches Rubinrot. Das Bouquet anfänglich noch reduktiv und relativ streng, was sich mit zunehmender Belüftung weich und warm mit verführerischem Duft nach reifen Beeren, Tabak und Leder öffnet. Im Geschmack konzentriert, markant und tanninbetont, dabei seidig und vielversprechend am Gaumen. Der Abgang lang und tief mit Anklängen von Kaffee und Vanille. Ein großartiger Blend aus Merlot und Sangiovese mit hohem Potenzial. SUPERIORE.DE

"Dark-berry, walnut, cedar and violet aromas with just a hint of chocolate. Full-bodied, layered and rich with ripe tannins and a vivid finish. Shows energy and a velvety texture. Deep and long. Give it two or three years to soften. Try after 2022." James Suckling

Intensives Rubinrot. Komplexe Aromen schwarzer, reifer Früchte und Lakritze, abgerundet mit Noten von Tabak und Trüffeln. Am Gaumen weich und frisch, von einer beeindruckenden Textur. Samtige Tannine und eine opulente Mundfülle geleiten diesen Wein aus hervorragendem Jahrgang in ein langes und elegantes Finale. Ein köstlicher, modern interpretierter Brunello voller Persönlichkeit, Helligkeit und Sonnenschein! SUPERIORE.DE

"Glänzendes, sattes Rubingranat. Zeigt in der Nase Noten nach Zwetschke und Brombeere, sehr ansprechend, im Hintergrund nach frischem Leder. In Ansatz und Verlauf satter Druck, öffnet sich mit kernigem Tannin, nach Zwetschken, im Finale etwas hoher Alkohol spürbar." Falstaff

"Tasted blind. Quite deep ruby with narrow orange rim. Immediate and concentrated nose with enormous depth as well as richness. Has bags of everything, and quite a bit of new oak but it’s effortlessly matched by the rich fruit. Perfectly balanced with juicy integrated acidity, and elegant, clinging, long tannins. Very imposing and with potential." Jancis Robinson

"The 2015 vintage registered weather conditions characterised by a crisp and rainy spring that provided the grapevines with the right stimuli and to develop significant water reserves in the subsoil. The excellent temperature ranges in September contributed to the perfect phenolic ripening of the grapes in this warm yet balanced vintage who gave small and sparse clusters. The wine is full of solarity with clear raspberry if not darker wild fruits, with tobacco and roasted nuts aroma and flavors. Firm acidity and grainy, velvety tannins build the full body of the wine with its great suppleness, showing only a bit warming finish." Decanter

"This is one of the icon bottles within the greater portfolio of Frescobaldi wines from Tuscany. The Luce della Vite 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Luce moves over the palate with power and determination (with 15.5% alcohol), imparting ripe fruit flavors of blackberry and candied cherry along the way. This wine shows deep dimension and fiber with a solid core of dark fruit. It lightens up on the palate thanks to that bright acidity and the general quality of the primary fruit flavors obtained in this happy vintage. The tannins are neatly woven into the wine's full-bodied density." Robert Parker

"Big and rich, featuring plum, black cherry, leather and earth aromas and flavors. Ripe and fruity, with dense tannins buried in the flesh. A bit monolithic, yet also fresh and long. All the components are in the right proportions. Best from 2023 through 2040." Wine Spectator

"Amazing aromas of crushed berries, cherries, flowers, black truffles and wet earth, turning to violets and black tea. Extremely aromatic. Full-bodied, deep and profound with fantastically strong tannins that just melt into the wine. Fantastic length and intensity. Truly great. Drinkable, but better in 2024 and onwards." James Suckling

Intensives Rubinrot. Komplexe Aromen schwarzer, reifer Früchte und Lakritze, abgerundet mit Noten von Tabak und Trüffeln. Am Gaumen weich und frisch, von einer beeindruckenden Textur. Samtige Tannine und eine opulente Mundfülle geleiten diesen Wein aus hervorragendem Jahrgang in ein langes und elegantes Finale. Ein köstlicher, modern interpretierter Brunello voller Persönlichkeit, Helligkeit und Sonnenschein! SUPERIORE.DE

"Glänzendes, sattes Rubingranat. Zeigt in der Nase Noten nach Zwetschke und Brombeere, sehr ansprechend, im Hintergrund nach frischem Leder. In Ansatz und Verlauf satter Druck, öffnet sich mit kernigem Tannin, nach Zwetschken, im Finale etwas hoher Alkohol spürbar." Falstaff

"Tasted blind. Quite deep ruby with narrow orange rim. Immediate and concentrated nose with enormous depth as well as richness. Has bags of everything, and quite a bit of new oak but it’s effortlessly matched by the rich fruit. Perfectly balanced with juicy integrated acidity, and elegant, clinging, long tannins. Very imposing and with potential." Jancis Robinson

"The 2015 vintage registered weather conditions characterised by a crisp and rainy spring that provided the grapevines with the right stimuli and to develop significant water reserves in the subsoil. The excellent temperature ranges in September contributed to the perfect phenolic ripening of the grapes in this warm yet balanced vintage who gave small and sparse clusters. The wine is full of solarity with clear raspberry if not darker wild fruits, with tobacco and roasted nuts aroma and flavors. Firm acidity and grainy, velvety tannins build the full body of the wine with its great suppleness, showing only a bit warming finish." Decanter

"This is one of the icon bottles within the greater portfolio of Frescobaldi wines from Tuscany. The Luce della Vite 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Luce moves over the palate with power and determination (with 15.5% alcohol), imparting ripe fruit flavors of blackberry and candied cherry along the way. This wine shows deep dimension and fiber with a solid core of dark fruit. It lightens up on the palate thanks to that bright acidity and the general quality of the primary fruit flavors obtained in this happy vintage. The tannins are neatly woven into the wine's full-bodied density." Robert Parker

"Big and rich, featuring plum, black cherry, leather and earth aromas and flavors. Ripe and fruity, with dense tannins buried in the flesh. A bit monolithic, yet also fresh and long. All the components are in the right proportions. Best from 2023 through 2040." Wine Spectator

"Amazing aromas of crushed berries, cherries, flowers, black truffles and wet earth, turning to violets and black tea. Extremely aromatic. Full-bodied, deep and profound with fantastically strong tannins that just melt into the wine. Fantastic length and intensity. Truly great. Drinkable, but better in 2024 and onwards." James Suckling

Intensives Rubinrot. Komplexe Aromen schwarzer, reifer Früchte und Lakritze, abgerundet mit Noten von Tabak und Trüffeln. Am Gaumen weich und frisch, von einer beeindruckenden Textur. Samtige Tannine und eine opulente Mundfülle geleiten diesen Wein aus hervorragendem Jahrgang in ein langes und elegantes Finale. Ein köstlicher, modern interpretierter Brunello voller Persönlichkeit, Helligkeit und Sonnenschein! SUPERIORE.DE

"Glänzendes, sattes Rubingranat. Zeigt in der Nase Noten nach Zwetschke und Brombeere, sehr ansprechend, im Hintergrund nach frischem Leder. In Ansatz und Verlauf satter Druck, öffnet sich mit kernigem Tannin, nach Zwetschken, im Finale etwas hoher Alkohol spürbar." Falstaff

"Tasted blind. Quite deep ruby with narrow orange rim. Immediate and concentrated nose with enormous depth as well as richness. Has bags of everything, and quite a bit of new oak but it’s effortlessly matched by the rich fruit. Perfectly balanced with juicy integrated acidity, and elegant, clinging, long tannins. Very imposing and with potential." Jancis Robinson

"The 2015 vintage registered weather conditions characterised by a crisp and rainy spring that provided the grapevines with the right stimuli and to develop significant water reserves in the subsoil. The excellent temperature ranges in September contributed to the perfect phenolic ripening of the grapes in this warm yet balanced vintage who gave small and sparse clusters. The wine is full of solarity with clear raspberry if not darker wild fruits, with tobacco and roasted nuts aroma and flavors. Firm acidity and grainy, velvety tannins build the full body of the wine with its great suppleness, showing only a bit warming finish." Decanter

"This is one of the icon bottles within the greater portfolio of Frescobaldi wines from Tuscany. The Luce della Vite 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Luce moves over the palate with power and determination (with 15.5% alcohol), imparting ripe fruit flavors of blackberry and candied cherry along the way. This wine shows deep dimension and fiber with a solid core of dark fruit. It lightens up on the palate thanks to that bright acidity and the general quality of the primary fruit flavors obtained in this happy vintage. The tannins are neatly woven into the wine's full-bodied density." Robert Parker

"Big and rich, featuring plum, black cherry, leather and earth aromas and flavors. Ripe and fruity, with dense tannins buried in the flesh. A bit monolithic, yet also fresh and long. All the components are in the right proportions. Best from 2023 through 2040." Wine Spectator

"Amazing aromas of crushed berries, cherries, flowers, black truffles and wet earth, turning to violets and black tea. Extremely aromatic. Full-bodied, deep and profound with fantastically strong tannins that just melt into the wine. Fantastic length and intensity. Truly great. Drinkable, but better in 2024 and onwards." James Suckling