Lucente, Tenuta Luce (2022) Sparkling well-regarded Champagne house whose family

well-regarded Champagne house whose family has been part of the region for more than seven hundred years

with a gentle brioche note from time in the cellar

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

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

Lucente, Tenuta Luce (2022) Sparkling well-regarded Champagne house whose familyLucente 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