Resilience.

That is the word that best defines Vite Talin, one of Sandrone’s interpretations of Nebbiolo, six years after the first bottle was released on the market.

Vite Talin is a plant which always shows itself at its best: even under adverse conditions, its grapes shine brighter than their territory. As compared to the traditional Nebbiolo vine plant, both the clusters and the single grapes are reduced in size. They are also very pruinose and intensely coloured.

The green part of the plant is similarly contained, with discontinuous, indented, rough and thick leaves.

The growing season.

The soil around the Vite Talin vines showed a good water content at the start of the 2019 growing season thanks to the long and moist winter and the early spring.

Bud break occurred in late March, while the real summer heat set in at the end of June.

It was precisely that period, with ten days of very high temperatures, which contributed to the development of the fruit and prevented diseases from spreading. But what impacted the plants most positively was a spell of cooler days with a gradual decline in temperatures beginning in September. This guaranteed the perfect conditions for Vite Talin to develop its best characteristics.

Ratings for the vintage 2019
Ian d'Agata 96 points
Gardini Notes 98 points 
Kerin O'Keefe 97 points
James Suckling 94 points 
Vinous 97 points
Wine Advocate 95 points

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 Vite Talin 2019: resistant and elegant

Dark, deep and layered, the 2019 Vite Talin perfectly exhibits the particularities of this clone of a virused vine that Luciano discovered in a vineyard 40-some years ago and made into one of his life’s projects.

The Talin clone’s tiny berries and deeply colored fruit result in a wine of power and deep color, balanced by a different winemaking approach that helps soften this clone’s forbidding tannins and structure.

On the nose, the wine shows meaty deep black fruit, with sottobosco notes. The extra year of aging in large barrels gives subtle notes of oak that gives form to the structure.

The finish is long and ripe, with sweet tannins and mineral notes. The wine still requires time and patience before reaching its peak but should continue to evolve positively in the bottle for another 10-15 years before reaching its peak drinking plateau.

Harvest: October 16th

Vineyards in the commune of Barolo: Le Coste, Drucà and Rivassi

Alcohol content: 15%

Recommended drinking time: 2035 - 2060