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Luce della Vite, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2010
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Description
Luce della Vite, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Red, 2006
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Monica Larner
The 2010 Luce della Vite Brunello di Montalcino is a dark and impenetrable wine that oozes intensity and impressive opulence. This is one of those Brunello wines that takes Sangiovese to the outer limits of concentration at the outer edge of space and then flings it back down to us earthlings to enjoy. Given the softness and the textural richness, it's safe to predict that this wine will drink well in both the near and long term. It has that unique aging flexibility. Only the tannins, mostly oak tannins by the taste of them, need additional softening and finessing that should occur with extra cellar aging. There's a touch of bitter astringency as well that is distracting. By the taste of it, the 2010 Luce is the biggest and most extracted Brunello in 2010.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
A big, dramatic wine, the 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Luce saturates the palate with masses of intense dark fruit. Smoke, mocha, bittersweet chocolate, plum and cloves all open up in the glass. The 2010 is rich, creamy and voluptuous, with tons of texture and pure resonance. It can be enjoyed today or cellared for up to a decade, perhaps beyond. Stylistically, the Luce Brunello sits on the far edge of concentration and textural thickness, with an Amarone-like intensity. As such, the Luce Brunello is not varietally expressive, but rather needs to be taken on its own terms.
About the Producer
Luce della Vite is located in the Montalcino production area in Tuscany, Italy, southwest of the medieval town. It is one of the wineries with the best reputation and reputation in the Montalcino region. The winery is located at an altitude of 350 to 420 meters above sea level, making it the highest winery in the Montalcino region, with 192 hectares of vineyards. Most of the vines in the vineyard were planted in 1997, with only a few planted in 1977. The planting density of vines is 6,100 per hectare. The vineyards are basically only planted with Merlot and Sangiovese, a unique Italian variety. The winery strictly limits the yield of grapes to ensure the quality of the grapes and enable the grapes to better reflect the local terroir characteristics. The winery has always adopted sustainable farming concepts to ensure healthy grapevines. The winery keeps yields low in order to produce wines with varietal character and expression of the terroir of the vineyards.
