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Score 92/100 · Drink 2024-2035, Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, Dec 2023

A blend of equal parts of Sangiovese and Merlot (in a heavy glass bottle), the Tenuta Luce 2020 Luce della Vite is sweet, chewy and oak-driven with a very toasted quality that includes cinnamon, fennel seed, roasted eggplant and dried pomegranate. There is a sweet note as well with exotic rose apple. The wine offers lots of volume and fruit fiber in this hot vintage and it makes a big impact on the palate. Likewise, the tannins hit hard. This is an in-your-face wine with a release of 100,000 bottles.

Critic scores

Critic scores
94
94/100

Average Score

97
97/100

James Suckling

92
92/100

Monica Larner, Wine Advocate

More reviews and scores

97 points
James Suckling
Score 97/100 · James Suckling, Jun 2023

Very pretty orange peel with currants and blue berries. Flowers, too. Medium to full body with firm and velvety tannins that are polished and impressive. Fresh fruit at the end. Serious structure and brightness. Drink after 2026.

94 points
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
Score 94/100 · Drink 2024-2034, Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux, Feb 2023

Seductive raspberry and liqourice aromatics, confident tannic grip with orange peel, pomegrante, black tea, soy, rosemary and Tuscan underbrush, good quality, 100% new oak. 88ha estate, winemaker Alessandro Marini.

92 points
Eric Guido, Vinous
Score 92/100 · Drink 2026-2032, Eric Guido, Vinous

A delicate whiff of dusty dried violets gives way to cedary spice and crushed plums as the 2020 Luce slowly opens in the glass. This is soothingly round and supple with cooling acidity and a tinge of minerality up front. Tart red berry fruits swirl across a stream of zesty acidity. The 2020 displays fantastic depth and concentration, tapering off long and gently tannic as black raspberries pucker the cheeks. This is a very approachable vintage of Luce, yet the balance is spot on. Nicely done.

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Luce della Vite
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Grape Blend

Merlot, Sangiovese

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Under the law of Hong Kong, intoxicating liquor must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business. 根據香港法律,不得在業務過程中,向未成年人售賣或供應令人醺醉的酒類 。
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