Luci di Borgo begins with Alberto and Caterina and the memory of a summer evening near Montalcino.
As the sun was setting, someone suggested opening a bottle before the last light disappeared. Years later, that feeling became a search: to find a Brunello capable of bringing the same elegance, warmth and desire to linger a little longe back to the table.
The story of Alberto and Caterina
Alberto and Caterina meet while travelling in Tuscany. He grew up in Bologna with a passion for wine; she divides her time between Milan and London and has always believed that travel is the best reminder that life can move at different rhythms. One summer evening they arrive in a small village near Montalcino. The sun is disappearing behind the hills and warm light falls across stone walls, rooftops and windows.
They sit at a long table with friends, an unopened bottle at the centre. Someone says, “Let’s open it now, before the last light disappears.” The words stay with them. Not simply because of the sunset, but because they realise that certain evenings become memorable precisely when no one is in a hurry for them to end.
Luci di Borgo is not the name of an invented winery or estate. It represents a precise moment: when the village catches the final light of the day, windows begin to glow and time seems to slow down. It is the Tuscany of villages, hills, shared tables and memories that remain.
Alberto and Caterina begin searching for a Brunello capable of bringing them back to that feeling. They visit wineries, taste, compare and listen. They are not looking for a vineyard to dress with a label, but for a spot with soul, elegance and depth, able to accompany time and people without demanding the spotlight. When they find the right vineyard, the connection is complete: an evening created a memory, the memory created a search, and the search led to the perfect location. The project takes its name from the image that remained strongest: the lights of the village. Alberto and Caterina move to Montalcino in order to follow from closer their small jewel and produce their first 10,000 bottles of Luci di Borgo.
Technical Sheet
- PRODUCTION: 10,000 bottles
- WINE MAKER: Iacopo Morganti, current wine maker and general manager of the winery Il Molino di Grace in Panzano – Chianti Classico – and Colombaio di Cencio
- EXPOSURE OF THE VINEYARDS: East
- AGING: 3 year in big oak barrels + 2 in bottle
- TERROIR: dense Mediterranean woods and holm oaks, symbol of Montalcino
The 2022 label translates the story visually. The illustrated village becomes a symbol of landscape and memory; the crest adds recognition, while ivory, gold and burgundy create a classic, warm and elegant identity.
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