Luce Brunello di Montalcino 2019 (OWC 3)

Description

By James Suckling in 2024 (JS98)

Black cherries and blueberries with walnut and lavender undertones. Medium body with very fine tannins that run the length of the wine and caress every inch of your palate. Fresh and vivid. A wine for the cellar, but already fantastic to taste.

By Jeb Dunnuck in 2024 (JD94)

A dark magenta/red color, the 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino is an opulent wine, with aromas of boysenberry preserve, vanilla bean, toasted cedar, fresh leather, and crushed rosemary. Full-bodied and mouth-filling, it retains lovely purity throughout while being a flashier style, with sweet tannins and a long finish. It’s an impressive wine for this style, which I personally don’t normally gravitate toward, but this one makes a solid argument. It has a great deal of complexity and longevity ahead of it. Drink 2026-2046.

By Wine Advocate in 2024 (WA93)

The Tenuta Luce 2019 Brunello di Montalcino carries a good amount of oak spice with campfire ash, forest floor, dried cherry, cassis, rye bread and something floral like a hydrangea or pressed rose. There is a balsamic note as well with Sambuca or aniseed. This is a medium to full-bodied Brunello (with 35,000 bottles made) that shows dried fruit flavors and a substantial 15% alcohol pull on the lengthy finish.

By Wine Spectator in 2024 (WS95)

Ripe and opulent, this red is packed with black cherry, blackberry and plum flavors, grabbing your attention from the first sip. Vibrant and solidly built, with notes of wild thyme, earth and sweet spices, this shows terrific balance and length, remaining fresh and juicy on finish. Best from 2027 through 2043.