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2014 Barolo, Le Vigne, Luciano Sandrone, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
Ready - youthful
Monica Larner
94/100
Product: 20141104712
2014 Barolo, Le Vigne, Luciano Sandrone, Piedmont, Italy

Description

A blend of four expressions and altitudes of Barolo, including Serralunga, Castiglione Falletto and Novello; Le Vigne offers an earlier-drinking style from the Sandrone cellars. Cool fruit – cherries and wild strawberries – is supported by graphite and tobacco, mingled with wild herbs, mint and firm minerality. The freshness here is supported by the modernity of sweet oak from 18 months in French tonneau. This is charming and serious, with gleaming fruit and perfumed top-notes. Drink 2020-2040.
Davy yw, Wine Buyer
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2014
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Luciano Sandrone

Critics reviews

Monica Larner 94/100
Luciano Sandrone and his daughter Barbara tell me that the 2014 harvest needs explaining. Many are quick to dismiss it given the difficulties of the growing season that saw abundant rain, hail and bombe d'acqua, or water bombs, which are a dangerous phenomenon with intense rainfall in a very small radius. But hard work does pay off. The Sandrone family employed 38 people for farming, when the average harvest requires only 22 pairs of vineyard hands. Great care was required to keep the leaves and the clusters healthy. The 2014 Barolo le Vigne is bright and fruit-forward. It is perhaps more accessible in the near term compared to past editions. It delivers dark fruit nuances over a mid-weight and compact mouthfeel.Monica Larner - 29/06/2018
Monica Larner, RobertParker.com (Jun 2018)

About this wine

Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo is the grape behind the Barolo and Barbaresco wines and is hardly ever seen outside the confines of Piedmont. It takes its name from "nebbia" which is Italian for fog, a frequent phenomenon in the region.
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Luciano Sandrone

Today, Sandrone is one of Barolo’s most admired names, but this producer came from humble beginnings. The son of the local carpenter, Luciano Sandrone always dreamed of owning his own vineyard and making his own wine. He achieved his lifelong ambition in 1978, buying a small plot in Cannubi Boschis. This now-legendary vineyard proved pivotal in securing his family’s fortunes; Luciano’s wines were among the first in the region to garner worldwide acclaim. Driven by Luciano’s clarity of vision, the estate has since expanded to over 20 hectares. His original vineyard, now in front of the family’s home and winery, produces the fruit that goes into their Aleste Barolo. Since the early ’90s, Luciano has worked alongside his children Luca and Barbara, and increasingly his grandchildren Alessia and Stefano. 
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