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2017 Barolo, Le Vigne, Luciano Sandrone, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
Ready - youthful
Antonio Galloni
95+/100
Product: 20171104712
2017 Barolo, Le Vigne, Luciano Sandrone, Piedmont, Italy

Description

Fruit here is from a mosaic of vineyards and villages: Baudana in Serralunga, Villero in Castiglione, Merli in Novello and Vignane in Barolo. The warm year has created a heady cocktail of coffee, pepper, mint and macerated cherry. The vines are over 50 years old. There’s more Merli and less Serralunga, mitigating the taut structure the latter imparts. Drink 2026-2045.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2017
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Luciano Sandrone

Critics reviews

Antonio Galloni 95+/100
The 2017 Barolo Le Vigne is rich, pliant and so expressive. Even so, I imagine it will need a few years to open up fully. Bright red fruit, rose petal, blood orange and spice give the 2017 its distinctly red-toned profile. Elegant and translucent, the 2017 is very nicely balanced. Vineyard sources are Baudana, Villero, Vignane and Merli. antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (February 2021)
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Feb 2021)

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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