Frescobaldi - Luce della Vite

Seven hundred years of history, more than thirty generations, an annual production of about seven million bottles and 1500 hectares of vineyards scattered throughout Tuscany, from Chianti to Montalcino, passing through the Maremma: the numbers of the Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi winery are impressive and already tell enough about the importance this family had and still has in Italian winemaking.

Already famous in 1300 for their proximity to Dante Alighieri, the generations have handed down over the centuries ambition, creativity and pursuit of excellence in many fields, from poetry to music and finally to viticulture, with the contribution of Ferdinando, Leonardo and Vittorio Frescobaldi in elevating Tuscany to a place of excellence during the twentieth century.

They’ve been the first to introduce – in 1855 – international vines in Tuscany (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay), they’be been responsible for the construction of the first Italian winery exploiting natural gravity for decanting the barrels (Pomino, 1894), more recently (1990s) have introduced the first blend of Sangiovese and Merlot – which takes the name of Luce – in their Montalcino estate. In short, innovators by vocation who experiment starting from a solid knowledge of the territory and tradition. The Marquises de’ Frescobaldi represent an immovable piece of Tuscan and Italian wine history, made up of an impeccable mix of entrepreneurial vision, local roots and extraordinary expertise in the vineyard and in the cellar. Today owners and tenants of some of the most important estates in Italy where iconic wines now famous all over the world are produced, Frescobaldi interpret the diversity of Tuscany in every estate, vineyard and wine.

Born from an idea of Vittorio Frescobaldi and the famous Californian producer Robert Mondavi, Luce della Vite wants to overcome the tradition of Montalcino without denying it, rather by building on the experience of the two winemaking families to create excellent and exclusive wines, capable of going beyond the classic Montalcino borders and talk to the world.

Inspired by the shining sun placed on the altar of the Basilica of Santo Spirito in Florence, built around 1600 on a piece of land donated to the church by the Frescobaldi family, Tenuta Luce della Vite dominates Montalcino with its geometrically perfect rows cultivated with respect for the surrounding nature.

Sangiovese for an amazing Brunello, but also Supertuscan based on Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon make the production of this splendid Frescobaldi estate truly great.