Tenuta Luce was created in the early 1990s out of a partnership between Vittorio Frescobaldi and Robert Mondavi, and has been directed by Vittorio's son Lamberto since 2005. The estate sits in Montalcino, in southern Tuscany.
Lux Vitis is the estate's Cabernet Sauvignon, with a small addition of Sangiovese — the one wine in the range that steps away from Montalcino's usual grammar. It comes from a three-hectare plot of mixed sandy soil planted in 2004, and spends 24 months in new French oak. Annual production is very limited.
What to expect: a Cabernet-led Tuscan red with the firmer frame and oak signature that 24 months in new barrels implies — more structured and less immediately giving than the estate's Sangiovese-based wines, and built for the cellar rather than for tonight. We have not been supplied with a vintage tasting note for the 2022, so we have not reproduced one.
Drinking: decant for 60–90 minutes. Serve at 16–18°C with grilled or roast red meat.