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The\nMarchesi Frescobaldi, owners of Tenuta Luce in Castelgiocondo, pampered several\nItalian and foreign journalists with their Team Luce, led by Andrea Orsini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A\nbus welcomed us to go to Tenuta Luce in Montalcino and once we arrived we were\noffered breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Team\nLuce provided us with shoes, gloves and shears and took us to the vineyard\nwhere pairs were formed to prune the rows. I teamed up with my friend Stefano\nTesi and we all worked, under the scorching sun, for more than an hour. Once\nour hard work was finished they took us to the cellar where we refreshed\nourselves by offering us some fresh water because we were thirsty and once we\nwere back in our shoes, in name and in fact, we went to visit the cellar. We\ndid some tastings from the barrels of Brunello di Montalcino 2020 and Luce Lux\nVitis 2020 which is an IGT that makes two years of new wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After\nthis pleasant tasting we were accompanied to their restaurant with open kitchen\nwhere there were tables that welcomed us for lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lunch\nwas very pleasant, and the kitchen staff prepared delicious dishes which were\naccompanied by the company’s wines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nstarter was the “millefoglie, of vegetables with herbs, saffron sauce,\nlemon ricotta” accompanied by the 2021 vintage Lucente wine. The first\ncourse was the “creamy pecorino risotto, Luce reduction, toasted almonds,\nshreds of beef”, served with Luce, 2020 vintage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nsecond course was: “beef in a crust of aromatic herbs, vegetable flan,\nonion in foil”, paired with Luce, 2007 vintage. To finish we were served a\nselection of local cheeses, washed down with a pleasant Luce Brunello, 2018\nvintage. To finish, coffee and Luce grappa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lunch\nwas pleasant as were my companions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At\nthe end of lunch we were accompanied to the bus for our return to Florence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beautiful\nexperience, thanks to the perfect organization of the Luce Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nnotes of the wines tasted follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regarding the width of the\ntannin, it is important to make the following clarifications so that it can be\nunderstood. I feel the tannin of the wine on the upper gum. The total width of\nthe tannin is 6\/6, i.e. the entire width of the upper gum. Obviously, if the\ntannin is less broad, it could be for example 5\/6 and so on. The width of the\ntannin is important when the quality of the tannin is of good or high level.\nThe larger the tannin, the more the wine is worthy of attention, but the\ntannin, as I have specified, must, in any case, be of good quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
TENUTA\nLUCE TOSCANA LUCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Luce\nBrunello di Montalcino, 2020 vintage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (from\nthe barrel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple\nred colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aromas\nof cherry, mint, eucalyptus, woody, plum, rust ending with intense and pleasant\nnotes of violet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When\ntasted, the body is medium and the wine has a slightly sour cherry flavour. At\nthis moment the balance is slightly fluctuating between alcohol and freshness.\nThe tannins are sweet, quite broad (5\/6), initially velvety and then dry the\nupper gum a little. Its intense aromatic persistence is long with a slightly\nunripe cherry finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\nis a wine that must be completed once it has remained in the bottle for a few\nmonths. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Evaluation in the scissors. (92-94\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n TENUTA\nLUCE TOSCANA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Luce Lux\nVitis, vintage 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5%\nSangiovese)<\/p>\n\n\n\n bottles\nproduced n. 9600<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple\nred dress<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olfactory\nmix made of scents of Tuscan cigar, blackberry, woody, episperm (boiled\nchestnut skin), mint, eucalyptus, blueberry, plum, Coccoina glue (coconut and\nalmond milk), fresh leather, the blond one, ending with whiffs of peeled\ntomato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Upon\nentry into the mouth you can feel a medium body and woody flavor (the wine has\ntwo years of new wood). Good taste balance between alcohol and freshness. The\ntannins are sweet, quite broad (5\/6), initially velvety and then dry the upper\ngum a little (wood tannins).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its taste persistence is long. Definitely a pleasant wine for those who love to smell wood in wine, you can feel it both on the nose and on the taste. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (91-93\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n TENUTA\nLUCE TOSCANA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lucente,\n2021 vintage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 75% Merlot and 25% Sangiovese)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nwine is aged for 12 months in used barriques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fairly\nintense purple-red coat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rich\nnose composed of aromas of worked leather, chamois leather, cherry, mint,\neucalyptus, liquorice grains, violet, fir, hints of black pepper and nutmeg.\nThe olfactory journey continues with notes of Nutella chocolate and Tuscan\ncigar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fine\nand elegant wine with medium body and a good balance between alcohol and\nfreshness even if at this moment you feel a slight burn in your throat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The tannins are sweet, quite broad (5\/6+) and silky. Its taste persistence is long with a slightly woody finish. (92\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n TENUTA LUCE\nTOSCANA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Light,\n2020 vintage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 50% Sangiovese and 50% Merlot)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple\nred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From\nthe glass rise aromas of mint, eucalyptus, woody, plum, cherry, worked leather,\nfinishing with caresses of lavender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\ntaste test reveals a medium body and a very slight swing between alcohol and\nfreshness. The tannins are sweet, quite broad (5\/6), thick, initially velvety\nand then slightly drying the upper gum. Its taste persistence is long with a\nfinish in which a slight bitterness of the wood is perceived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nwine must be well balanced and must lose some wood. Looking to the future, this\nis my assessment. \n(92\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n TENUTA\nLUCE TOSCANA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Luce, 2007\nvintage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 50% Sangiovese and 50% Merlot)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Intense\nruby \u200b\u200bred color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olfactory\nexpression composed of aromas of dried plum, hay, chlorophyll, woody sweets\nending with memories of dried porcini mushroom. On the palate, a pleasant dried\nplum is appreciated. The body is medium and the wine is well balanced.\nFreshness and tannins dominate the alcoholic mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\ntannins are sweet, thick, velvety, quite broad (5\/6+) even if they narrow in\nthe finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its\nflavor persistence is long with a dried plum finish. (93\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n TENUTA\nLUCE TOSCANA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Luce\nBrunello, 2018 vintage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Transparent\nruby \u200b\u200bred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nolfactory encounter reveals aromas of cherry, black pepper, intense nutmeg,\nmint, eucalyptus and ending with an intense note of violet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On\nthe palate we appreciate a medium body and a nice taste balance in which the\nalcoholic mass is completely dominated by freshness and tannins. The latter are\nlarge sweets (6\/6–) initially velvety and then dry and cause the upper gum to\nburn slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its\nintense aromatic persistence is long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pleasant to drink with a non-invasive wood. (93++\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Marchesi Frescobaldi, owners of Tenuta Luce in Castelgiocondo, pampered several Italian and foreign journalists with their Team Luce, led by Andrea Orsini. 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