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Barolo Le Vigne
Vineyard
Ceretta,
Conterni,
Merli,
Vignane
Technical datas
From the climatic point of view, 2008 took us back to the Seventies with very rainy spring and summer which made the management of the vineyards decidedly difficult. Only thanks to the generous...
From the climatic point of view, 2008 took us back to the Seventies with very rainy spring and summer which made the management of the vineyards decidedly difficult. Only thanks to the generous months of August, September and October the grapes were able to complete the ripening process in the best manner. The vintage 2008 undoubtedly rewarded the zones best suited to the cultivation of vines, and particularly those who invested in meticulous vine cultivation operations just at the right time.
Harvest
October 11-24
Vinification
Each vineyard was vinified separately. After destemming and light crushing, must is "sealed" with CO2 for gentle warm maceration of approximately a day. Alcoholic fermentation begins about 24-36 hours later from native wild yeasts only.
Maceration: Gentle maceration in upright open-top steel tanks for the first 7-15 days of the alcoholic fermentation
Malo-lactic Fermentation: Until the end of December 2008, immediately after alcoholic fermentation in French oak casks with a capacity of 500l, 25% were new.
Alcoholic Fermentation: 28 days in steel
Aging: 24 months in French oak tonneaux of 500 liter (25% new), followed by 18 months in bottle.
Blending: During the summer of 2010, once the potential and quality of every single batch of wine was checked.
Bottling date: February 2011
Drink from: 2016
Drink to: 2030
Production
Bottles: 16000
Magnums: 600
Double Magnums :60
Analytical parameters
Alcohol content: 14.55%
Total acidity: 5.8 g/l
PH: 3.48
Net extract: 34 g/l
Cantina Tasting Notes
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Nov 29, 2011: Red/black color with no light edges. On the nose, layers of red and black fruits emerge with patience, especially plums and black cherries. The wine is deep and concentrated, with intense and focused oak, chocolate and cranberry, and notes of violets, coffee and licorice. In the mouth it is complex and layered, with still-closed tannins that are very ripe and full. The mid palate...
Nov 29, 2011: Red/black color with no light edges. On the nose, layers of red and black fruits emerge with patience, especially plums and black cherries. The wine is deep and concentrated, with intense and focused oak, chocolate and cranberry, and notes of violets, coffee and licorice. In the mouth it is complex and layered, with still-closed tannins that are very ripe and full. The mid palate is purely defined and delineated, and the finish precise and long. This is a Le Vigne to age.
Ratings
Wine Advocate: 97 points
IWC: 92+ points
James Suckling: 95 points
Wine Spectator: 93 points
AIS/Bibenda: 4 Grappoli
Gambero Rosso: Due Bicchieri
Falstaff: 95 points
L'Espresso: 17.5/20
Veronelli: 3 stelle (94 punti)
Slow Wine: Recommended
Enogea: 89+
Vini Buoni d'Italia: 4 stelle
Wine Advocate: 97 points. Issue 200, April 2012
Sandrone’s 2008 Barolo Le Vigne is a wine of breathtaking textural finesse and elegance. Nothing really stands out, so phenomenal is the wine’s balance and sense of harmony. This is the kind of wine that is easy to overlook because it doesn’t ask for attention and isn’t showy. Instead, everything is simply in the right place. The finest, most silky of tannins support a core of sweet red berries, flowers, mint and spices, all of which are woven together with total refinement. The eternal, nuanced finish bodes very well for the future. This is a dazzling effort from Luciano and Luca Sandrone. Le Vigne is made from parcels in Vignane, Ceretta, Conterni and Merli. In 2008 there is a little less Vignane as part of the vineyard was hit by hail. There is little question that the blending of fruit from several sites was a huge advantage in 2008. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2028.
Luciano Sandrone describes 2008 as a very classic vintage. It was a year with very slow and gradual ripening. The Nebbiolo harvest started in early October and lasted the entire month. The biggest news at Sandrone is the addition of parcels in Baudana (Serralunga) and Villero (Castiglione) which will appear in Le Vigne beginning with the 2011 vintage. As for the 2008s, they are majestic.
IWC: 92+ points. Issue 159, November/December 2011
Good deep, bright red. Sexy, carnal aromas of crushed raspberry, rose petal and sexy oak lifted by a note of rose petal. Vibrant, tight and firmly built, with lively acids giving lift and definition to the flavors of crushed red fruits, flowers and leather. Not yet delivering the texture promised by the nose but this very long, solidly tannins Barolo is an infant today.
James Suckling: 95 points. JamesSuckling.com, July 19, 2012
Love the nose of this with freshly cut flowers and berries with just a hint of chillies, cocoa. Full-bodied, with super well-integrated tannins and a subtle fruity palate. The texture is beautiful. Better in 2015.
Wine Spectator: 93 points. February 28, 2013
A rich, muscular structure cradles the cherry and strawberry fruit in this intense red. Tar and spice flavors add complexity as this turns tannic and impenetrable on the finish, with an undercurrent of racy acidity. Best from 2017 through 2038. 150 cases imported. –BS
AIS Bibenda: 4 Grappoli. 2013 Guide
Granato classico, naso trascinate, e pregiato: frutta zuccherato, cigilega, lampone, confetture, mora, liquirizia dolce.Bocca di grande equilibrio ed estrazione. È dolce di morbidezza e tannin, lunga e pulitala persistenza. Appena soto il podio. Dal 2015.
Gambero Rosso: Due Bicchieri. 2013 Guide
Falstaff: 95 points, November 2012
Piemont: Barbaresco, Barolo, Roero – Der nächste Streich (verkostet von Othmar Kiem, veröffentlicht im November 2012)
Leuchtendes Rubingranat. Vielfältige und klare Nase, Noten nach Leder, etwas Trüffel, Rosenblätter, dann viel Zwetschge. Saftig und klar in Ansatz und Verlauf, präsente Frucht, Kirsche und Zwetschge, feinmaschiges Tannin, sehr langer Nachhall.
L'Espresso: 17.5/20. 2013 Guide
Profilo sottile ed elegante, tanto ai profumi, con delicate note florealiche intersecanosentori più profondamente pepati, quanto al gusto, compiuto nel carattere, dai tannini rarefatti, con finale ineccepibile.
Veronelli: 3 stelle (94 punti). 2013 Guide
Slow Wine: Recommended, 2013 Guide
(Slow Wine does not award numerical scores.)
Vini Buoni d'Italia: 4 stelle. 2013 Guide
Enogea: 89+ punti. No. 43
Un vino che sta facendo le prove di eccellenza, e per farlo gira nel bicchiere un po' come quei prototipici di automobili, ben camuffati, che ogni tanto si incontrano per la strada. Con le giuste soffiate, e sopratutto con una gran pazienza, non è però difficile intuire i dettagli di un vino destinato a competere: ottime in particolare la lunghezza e le perstistenza, con un tannico impeccabile per estrazione e che sembra volersi ramificare all'infinito. Tutto il reste invece deve ancora venire, e se mai arriverà saranno fuochi d'artificio.
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