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Luciano Sandrone, ‘Le Vigne Sibi et Paucis’ Barolo 2009

$329.95

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ITALY Piedmont Black Cherry Black Currant Cellar Release Complex Critically Acclaimed Dark Fruits Dry Elegant Fresh Pinot Alternative Savoury Spicy Tabacco Barolo Organic Riserva Nebbiolo 2009 DOCG

Description

Critics:

“Now with the distance of time, the 2009 harvest was perhaps not as elegant (generally speaking) as the 2008, but mercifully cooler than the 2007. A ten-year late release, the 2009 Barolo Le Vigne Sibi et Paucis offers plenty of dense, black fruit, along with succulence and plumpness. This vintage of Le Vigne sourced fruit from Monforte d’Alba, but this is no longer the case in the vintage to follow. The tannic structure is there, and this wine seems to be held together with a magical string. You’ll find warm, earthy tones covering the whole mouth evenly. As elegant as this Barolo is, I’d be tempted to pair its dark fruit and earthy notes with a simple homemade pasta with sausage, onion and sautéed chanterelles or any other home-cooked dish that is near to your heart.” – 97 Points, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

“For a 2009, this shows exceptional concentration and life on the nose with dark cherries, dried meat, blackcurrants, bracken, tar and a hint of treacle tart and tobacco. On the palate, this is full-bodied, big and muscular but elegant and precise, framing sturdy tannins against a backdrop of dark fruit and zippy acidity.” – 95 Points, James Suckling

Producer

Sandrone is the Barolo producer whose wines most remind us of Burgundy. The suave, seamless texture, fine tannins and depth of flavour of these Barolos makes them some of the most sought-after wines of the region. With age, they are so polished, so pure, so seductive. Sandrone uses 500lt barrels (typically only 10% – 20% new), picks at very low yields and bottles his wines before they lose their freshness or purity. His wines are wonderfully intense and vibrant with ripe, fine tannins. They drink well young and age brilliantly. Like most of the greatest producers he takes the best of the old school and incorporates the best of the new.

The wines are bright and beautifully sophisticated which we suppose is up to date, but many of the methods are essentially old school: organic viticulture (is that modern or traditional?), open-top fermentation tanks, elongated skin contact, natural yeast fermentation, no barriques and no additions, bottling without filtration, and so on.

 

 

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