Luce 750ml Tenuta Luce 2022

Climatic trend
A cold, dry winter ushered in the 2022 growing year. Vine development was accompanied by a spring that delivered very little rain, then temperatures rose rapidly starting
in May. Flowering took place in the final week of May and early June, under ideal conditions. Dry, warm weather continued through much of the summer, conditions that
enabled the vines to achieve optimal equilibrium and to arrive with a perfect canopy-crop balance at veraison, in early August. Two periods of heavy rainfall, each of 30mm,
arrived between late July and 16 August, bringing relief to the vines and starting the final phase of ripening. Harvest began on 28 August, slightly early to preserve the
grapes' crisp acidities and generous aromatic precursors. The clusters were small in size but perfectly ripe, sound, and healthy. September brought optimal conditions,
and temperatures cooled mid-month on, bringing significant day-night temperatures ranges, which encouraged peak ripeness in the Sangiovese.

Tasting notes
Luce 2022 appears a shimmering ruby red. The nose is redolent of crisp, red berryfruit, such as recurrent and pomegranate, infused with delicate floral essences. The
entry is immediately enfolding on the palate, where ripe, supple tannins perfectly complement a crisp, vibrant mid-palate, continuing through to a full-flavoured, near-
endless finish.

Grapes
Merlot, Sangiovese
Harvest period
Merlot: August 28, Sangiovese: September 10
Sugar at harvest
Merlot: 260 g/l, Sangiovese: 255 g/l
Total acidity at harvest
Merlot: 6,75 g/l, Sangiovese: 6,88 g/l
pH at harvest
Merlot: 3.33, Sangiovese: 3.30
Fermentation vessels
Concrete
FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE
28°C
FERMENTATION LENGHT
12 days
maceration on the skins
22 days
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION
Barriques
MATURATION VESSELS
Barriques: 80% new, 20% once-used
MATURATION LENGHT
24 months
bottling
November 2024