During the visit to Piemonte we visited Luciano Sandrone new cellar at the foothill of Barolo town. We were shown around the winery by Sandrone's daughter and tasted some of their wines afterwards. There was a couple of things that stroke me during the visit:
- everything is so clean, all the three floors including the cellar are all very clean with everything put away in the right place
- the way the winery was organised reflects the way Sandrone wants to make the wine as well; top quality to the last little detail
Before he started by himself he used work at Marchesi di Barolo and in a very short time he has managed to build a name of his own based on the "new" style Barolo, more fruit and approachable in the early days without harming the ability for long term storage.
He makes five different wines:
Dolcetto d'Alba
Barbera d'Alba
Nebbiolo d'Alba
Barolo Cannubi Boschis
Barolo le Vigne
All his wines are pure, delicate (he likes Burgundy), intense and silky. The top two are of course the Barolos, which are pricy and hard to get. He is very selective with the grapes and the ones he does not want to use he would rather sell than making a second wine.
In terms of value for money I believe the Nebbiolo d'Alba is the best choice.
More specific notes later.
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