2022 Lucente

The 2022 vintage began with a predominantly sunny and dry winter with cold temperatures. These conditions led to a slightly delayed budbreak at the end of March for Sangiovese and at the beginning of April for Merlot. Spring was then characterized by rising temperatures and a lack of rain. These conditions favored rapid vegetative development of the plants, which meant that the delay in the first season was reversed. Flowering took place in the last week of May and early June under ideal conditions. The hot and dry weather continued for most of the summer and was fortunately interrupted by some rainfall between the end of July and mid-August (100 mm in total), which gave relief to the plants, allowing them to resume their normal vegetative development and enabling rapid ripening in the first week of August. The harvest was brought forward by a few days to August 28th with the first Merlot grapes and ended with the Sangiovese grapes in the last week of September. During the entire harvest period, the days were sunny with good temperature fluctuations. The Lucente has a ruby red color. On the nose, it shows the sunny character of the vintage with notes of pomegranate, blackberries and violets combined with elegant spices. On the palate, it is enveloping, balanced by a beautiful freshness with perfectly ripe tannins that leave a spicy and lively finish.

Grape variety: Merlot, Sangiovese

Classification: Indicazione Geografica Tipica
Taste: dry
Alcohol content: 14% vol.
Acidity: 5.73 g/l
Residual sugar: 0 g/l
Allergen information: Contains sulphites.

Bottler, importer: Luce della Vite Srl, Fraz Geografica A/369, Siena, 53024 MONTALCINO, IT