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La Vite Lucente 2011 Wine Review

La Vite Lucente 2011

La Vite Lucente 2011

I.G.T., Tuscany, Italy

Community Score:94/100

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Price: $100.00

Drink: 2013-2019

Bottle size: 1500 ml

Alcohol: 13.5%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: La Vite Lucente

Agent: Authentic Wine & Spirits Merchants

Natalie's Score: 94/100

Love it! Complex, full-bodied yet subtle. Gorgeous aromas of dried black cherry, cedar, smoke, fleshy blackberries. Buy this one for my birthday please. This full-bodied red wine is the second wine to Frescobaldi’s flagship label Luce. It's a blend of Merlot, Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, and it was aged for 1 year in French barriques. Decant for 1 hour and you're ready to go! This is the magnum sized bottle, the equivalent of two regular (750 ml) bottles.

Food pairings: pepper steak.

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This La Vite Lucente 2011 was reviewed on December 7, 2012 by Natalie MacLean

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