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Tenuta Luce Brunello di Montalcino 2015
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, ItalyThe Brunello is a latecomer to the Luce mix of wines but no less important. Luce is in the Montalcino region, so it makes sense to make a Brunello from what is a small, select block of vines inside the 217-acre estate. The grapes come off some of the higher, cooler sites planted to sangiovese over sandstone and limestone. It’s aged a year in mostly old Slavonian oak, only ten percent is new, to protect the terroir and the impressive fruit. 2015 is big and powerful, but I love its balance, diminishing its hefty, 15.5 percent alcohol level. The attack is juicy and inviting with no shortage of rich, dark cherry streaked with a dry, earthy, black tea finish. Long and elegant and persistent and powerful, let this sleep through 2025 and beyond in the bottle.Tasted: 17 November 2020Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $135.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $149.99 | 750ml | select private retailers |
| ON | $149.95 | 750ml | Vintages |
| QC | $149.75 | 750ml | SAQ |
Grape: SangioveseCSPC: 203982UPC: 8002366001082
