It was a 57,100-dollar triumph, the amount that Christie’s gavelled down to close the bidding of prestigious Italian wines organised by the London-based auction house. That made it possible for Luce to donate that same amount to the Baryshnikov Arts Center, the foundation created by Russian ballet genius Mikhail Baryshnikov to encourage young talent across the entire spectrum of t...
Luce is the result of a project launched in the early 1990s, the fruit of a dream of two leaders in the history of wine, Vittorio Frescobaldi and Robert Mondavi.
Their common goal was to unite together their individual passionate commitments and their own personal traditions, in order to offer the world a truly exceptional, utterly different wine, grown in the heart of Montalcino. Their sons, Lamberto and Tim, at that time both young winema...
Located southwest of Montalcino, Tenuta Luce della Vite comprises 192 hectares, with 77 dedicated to vines. Some of the vineyards date back to 1977, but the majority were planted at the beginning of 1997, at an average density of 6,100 vines per hectare.
Lying at elevations ranging from 350 to 420 metres, the Luce della Vita estate is one of the highest in Montalcino. The higher sections of the estate display galestro-rich, well-drained soi...
Vine yield, averaging 30 hectolitres of wine per hectare, is deliberately kept very low in order to produce a wine that will express all the qualities of its grape variety and its terroir. Cluster and leaf-thinning are normal practices. Merlot and Sangiovese come to complete ripeness three or four weeks apart, between mid-September and early October, so they are harvested separately, parcel by parcel, then manually inspected as they arrive at ...
With Luce at its centre, a universe of creations has evolved, products that are its peers in character, in colours, in spirit, an entire world composed of the most creative brands and leaders in the field of Italian design, craftsmanship, and gourmet foods, all inspired by the character of a wine so different from any other, with the goal of crafting projects equally ambitious. After enriching the casa, with inspirational contributions natural...
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