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Sandrone Luciano
Luciano Sandrone's Le Vigne blends Nebbiolo from five Barolo crus, Baudana, Villero, Vignane, Merli and Le Coste di Monforte, vinified apart then assembled. Tar, dried rose and black cherry over firm tannin and bright acidity. A cellar Barolo to hold
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Le Vigne is a five-cru blend. The nose reads like the Barolo zone in miniature. Dried rose and violet lift over tar, with warmed black cherry and a thread of anise and clove. Wine Enthusiast flagged that thread of anise and clove in the 2019. Sandrone's indigenous-yeast ferment and 500-litre French oak barrels leave a measured tobacco and sweet-spice frame rather than overt new wood. Across vintages the Vivino crowd of over 6,800 ratings keeps returning to leather, tar and earth.
Rose petal
Violet
Black cherry
Cherry
Plum
Tea
Tobacco
Tar
Leather
Oak
LiquoriceFirm, fine-grained Nebbiolo tannin drives a structured, savoury palate. That tannin comes from the higher-altitude Baudana and Villero fruit. The bright acidity the 2019 vintage is known for braces the palate. Black cherry and plum sit against iron, earth and dried-herb savour. The warmer 2020 turns silkier and more open, with a smoky, spiced depth and notes of oolong tea. This is built around tannin and length, not upfront fruit.
Long and gripping, the tannins drawing out a finish of tar, dried rose and earth. The finish carries that compact austerity Wine Spectator noted in the young 2019. The 500-litre barrels and the 18 months in bottle before release both smooth the edges without softening the spine.
Le Vigne is Sandrone's mid-range Barolo, sitting between Aleste and the rare Vite Talin. It is a cellar wine that gives its best after years of patience, as the producer states. Vivino drinkers rate it 4.3 from over 6,800 ratings, and critics sit around 95 points. The consensus is consistent: serious, age-worthy and rewarding once the tannins resolve. Buy it to keep, not to open young.
A compact view of what the Barolo denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
A structured, classic year that runs the 2019 close, with firm tannin and vivid Nebbiolo fruit. Critics rate Sandrone's 2021 Le Vigne around 96 points. As ever with Le Vigne, the 18 months of bottle ageing before release only opens the door; the wine wants further years in the cellar.
A warm but balanced year, the most charming and approachable of the 2019 to 2021 trio, with silky, fine-grained tannin and lifted aromatics. Sandrone's 2020 Le Vigne shows dark macerated cherry, oolong tea and a smoky, spiced depth that stays elegant. Drinkable sooner than the 2019, yet built to hold.
A classic, tannic Barolo year, with a delayed start and a mid-October harvest that built austere, age-worthy structure. Sandrone's 2019 Le Vigne is tightly wound on release; Wine Enthusiast scored it 96 and Wine Spectator 95, both flagging firm tannin over bright acidity. Give it cellar time.
A structured, classic year that runs the 2019 close, with firm tannin and vivid Nebbiolo fruit. Critics rate Sandrone's 2021 Le Vigne around 96 points. As ever with Le Vigne, the 18 months of bottle ageing before release only opens the door; the wine wants further years in the cellar.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Barolo is in the DOCG tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Barolo falls within Piedmont, covering Cuneo, Langhe: Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d'Alba, La Morra, Monforte d'Alba, Novello, Verduno, Grinzane Cavour, Diano d'Alba, Cherasco, Roddi. The denomination is further divided into 11 sub-zones.
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Dishes that go with this wine
Peak around 2035. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
£68.86 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumA top-tier Barolo from Luciano Sandrone, made from 100% Nebbiolo assembled across several Barolo vineyards rather than a single cru, for a complete expression of the appellation.
Classic Nebbiolo of rose, tar, red cherry and dried herbs over firm tannin and high acidity, with a long savoury finish; structured but perfumed at 14.5% ABV.
Barolo of this level drinks well from about five years after the vintage and can hold fifteen to twenty years or more. Decant young bottles an hour or two ahead.
Rich, savoury dishes: brasato al Barolo, braised beef, mushroom or truffle risotto, game and aged hard cheese.
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