Luciano Sandrone, Barolo Vigne Vintage:2019 Grilled herbs

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This is a bit firmer than the Combottes with even more evident minerality on the delicious

It is thoughtfully balanced on the long-lingering finish with a tannic edge and lifting acidity

the 2000 delivers considerable intensity and raciness

is going to need a long stay in a cool cellar to fully resolve the supporting structure

Luciano Sandrone, Barolo Vigne Vintage:2019 Grilled herbsLuciano Sandrone and his daughter Barbara tell me that the 2014 harvest needs explaining. Many are quick to dismiss it given the difficulties of the growing season that saw abundant rain, hail and bombe d'acqua, or "water bombs," which are a dangerous phenomenon with intense rainfall in a very small radius. But hard work does pay off. The Sandrone family employed 38 people for farming, when the average harvest requires only 22 pairs of vineyard hands.