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Luce della Vite, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2019
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Description
Luce della Vite, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Red, 2006
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.
