'Lumeo' Azienda Agricola Toscani 2022

The Lumeo is an intense and energetic Tuscan wine, capable of expressing the creative, original and extroverted spirit of its creator, Oliviero Toscani. It comes from a small and prestigious production of pure Syrah, consisting of only 2,000 hand-labeled and numbered bottles. The name comes from the combination of the names of his grandchildren, Luce and Romeo, while the image of the pigeon was chosen by his son Rocco, a breeder and enthusiast of racing pigeons. Therefore, it is an important bottle, the flagship of the brilliant production signed by Azienda Agricola Toscani.

The red wine Lumeo is born from a rigorous selection of Syrah grapes grown in Monteromboli, in the Maremma Pisana, at an altitude of 300 meters, on iron-rich soils. In the cellar, the work is conducted by Rocco Toscani and the important winemakers Attilio Pagli and Valentino Ciarla. Here the must ferments slowly on the skins in Tuscan amphorae made of cocciopesto, where the wine remains to mature for about a year. The choice not to use wood but to rely on a neutral container with ancient charm is functional to enhancing the most authentic spirit,intense and pure of Syrah, where in this area it achieves unique and original results.

The Lumeo from Azienda Agricola Toscani has a deep personality, energy, and impetuosity: it presents itself in the glass with a ruby red color with purple hues and displays a bouquet of ripe red fruits like cherries and berries that soon shifts to notes of wild spices, balsamic herbs, roots, rhubarb, and many red flowers. The authentic strong and wild character of Maremma coexists here with a modern and international elegance, which renounces its Mediterranean origins. The sip is soft, warm, juicy, and velvety, with good concentration, supported by intense freshness and dense, vibrant tannins. The freshness and tannic structure ensure good longevity and, in fact, it can evolve positively in the bottle for several years to come