Luce
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2042
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-braised beef short ribs, roasted lamb with rosemary, and aged cheeses such as Pecorino Toscano.
✨ Technical Specifications
Born from a groundbreaking partnership in the early 1990s between Vittorio Frescobaldi and Napa Valley pioneer Robert Mondavi, Luce represents a historic union of Italian tradition and American innovation. It was the very first wine created in Montalcino by blending the structure and elegance of Sangiovese with the lush, round fruit of Merlot. The estate's vineyards, bathed in the brilliant Tuscan sun that inspired the wine's name ('Luce' meaning light), feature diverse soils: clay-rich parcels that allow Merlot to thrive alongside the classic schistous 'galestro' soils where Sangiovese achieves its finest expression. Aged for approximately 24 months in French oak barriques, Luce is celebrated for its deep complexity, silky tannins, and vibrant balsamic and dark fruit notes.
🍾 About the Producer
With a storied viticultural heritage dating back over 700 years to the early 14th century, Frescobaldi stands as one of Tuscany's most historic and revered aristocratic wine dynasties. Headquartered in Florence, the Frescobaldi family oversees a prestigious collection of iconic estates across Tuscany's premier terroirs, including Castello Nipozzano in Chianti Rùfina, Tenuta CastelGiocondo in Montalcino, Tenuta Castiglioni, and the renowned Tenuta Luce. The house is dedicated to celebrating the authentic diversity of Tuscan landscapes through sustainable viticulture and meticulous cellar craftsmanship. Their expansive, critically acclaimed portfolio spans classic Sangiovese benchmarks such as Nipozzano Riserva and Montesodi to world-renowned Super Tuscans like Giramonte and Lamaione.