Lucente, Tenuta Luce (2022) Sparkling kept honest by that bright

kept honest by that bright acidity

then twelve months in air-dried American oak - just built to drink younger

Radio-Coteau is one of the names cool-climate Pinot lovers seek out on the Sonoma Coast

More than five years in the cellars give it real depth: citrus

Constantia terroir

Lucente, Tenuta Luce (2022) Sparkling kept honest by that brightLucente is the more approachable half of the Tenuta Luce story the same Frescobaldi estate, the same southwest facing Montalcino slopes, but built for pleasure now rather than the cellar. Where the flagship Luce leans on Sangiovese, here Merlot takes the lead, drawn mostly from the lower, clay rich plots that give the grape its fleshier, rounder character. The winemaking is deliberately gentle. Fermentation runs in temperature controlled stainless