Lucente, Tenuta Luce (2022) Sparkling with a gentle brioche note

with a gentle brioche note from time in the cellar

Constantia terroir

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

where morning and evening breezes keep the grapes fresh

Meerlust is one of the oldest and most respected estates in South Africa - the same family has owned it near Stellenbosch since 1756

Lucente, Tenuta Luce (2022) Sparkling with a gentle brioche noteLucente 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