Luce della Vite – Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Luce 2010

At the beginning of the 90s, the family of the Marquises de Frescobaldi, owners of estates Tuscany for over 700 years, and Robert Mondavi, a Californian producer of Italian origins, passionate about his homeland and great entrepreneur, formed an alliance for a new adventure: this is how Tenuta Luce was born in Montalcino. The estate and its wines are the result of a careful study of the soil, climate and grapes, with attention to biodiversity, to the balance of the earth and to the originality of the final product. The name is thus chosen with reference to the land from which the wine comes: the light on the hills of Montalcino, but also with a declaration of respect for the seasons and for the cycles of nature.
Luce is now the symbol of one of the most important Super Tuscans, with a unique and extremely recognizable label: a 12-ray sun, typical of Tuscan iconography.
Since 2005, the management of the estate has been entrusted to Lamberto Frescobaldi, with the production of other labels, which have been added to the company’s portfolio. Among these, a Brunello di Montalcino which, in 2010, was defined by international critics as one of the best of the appellation.
The vineyards of the estate rise at 200-430 meters above sea level, but the grapes for the Brunello di Montalcino of the estate are harvested by 11 hectares of vines located at 400 meters above sea level, in the highest stie, poorest of nutrients, draining and perfect for this grape.