Sandrone Nebbiolo d'Alba Valmaggiore 2022

Description

The amphitheatre. In the Roero, in Vezza d'Alba, to the left of the Tanaro river, the concave hill of Valmaggiore is one of the best witnesses of origin and quality. As early as the mid-19th century, the Nebbiolo grapes produced in its rows dictated the price for the entire territory. In the 1990s, the encounter with Valmaggiore was like love at first sight for Luciano and Luca. Not only because of the history and the long viticultural tradition, but for the particular uniqueness of its sandy soils combined with the microclimate.

‘Everything by hand. Our Valmaggiore is an amphitheatre facing the sun, with full exposure. It runs from west to east via the south. Here, nature is rich and lush. The soil is soft and sandy, the location extreme. Already in the planting of the vineyard, respect for nature and traditions were strategic, and are so every day when we cultivate row by row by hand, when we harvest the ripest grapes, when the cultivation operations make the vineyard a laboratory of good and original fruit. Nebbiolo in the Roero.

All around is the Roero, an area of impervious hills with great varietal and agronomic richness, not just viticulture. Here Nebbiolo is Elegance! And we, as in the past, convinced and proud, wish to express with our Valmaggiore the grace and refinement of Nebbiolo. Only after years of slow and silent evolution is Nebbiolo known to give its best characters. Our Valmaggiore is also one of the protagonists of the ‘sibi et paucis’ project.

Details

Perfume

This wine displays aromas of red cherries, pomegranate and flowers on the nose.

Taste

On the palate, it shows good balance with firm and refined tannins. Its aromas of white flowers, jasmine and hibiscus give it a je ne sais quoi of exoticism. At times, Nebbiolo's elegance and carat reminds us of certain Pinot Noirs from Burgundy, and this is precisely the case with this Valmaggiore, whose origin enhances this peculiarity.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Sandrone Luciano

From this winery

• Start up year: 1978
• Oenologist: Luca Sandrone
• Bottles produced: 95.000
• Hectares: 25

Luciano Sandrone is one of the leading producers in Barolo. His story is well known: after years of work as a cellarman he purchased his first vineyard on the Cannubi hill. Since their first harvest in 1978, Luciano and his brother Luca have devoted tremendous efforts towards cultivating the finest fruit in their vineyards, which now cover 63 acres in the best parts of Langa and Roero, and to taking extraordinary care in the cellar.

Sandrone’s Barolos are sometimes described as straddling the modern and traditional styles in the region: elegant, attractive and easy to appreciate right from their first years in bottle, but with no less power and structure than traditional Barolos. Along with the extremely low yields in the vineyard, Sandrone has a very rational approach in the cellar. This approach, however, is also unique and outside of simple classification, as Sandrone subjects his wines to a relatively short maceration period, does not use rotary fermenters, and makes limited use of new oak in the maturation process, all signs of a traditional approach in the cellar.

The new winery, built in 1998 at the foot of the steep Cannubi hillside in the heart of the Barolo district, is characterized by the respect for tradition and desire for innovation that also define Sandrone wines.
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Piedmont

Pairings

Combined with the ground floor cooking, it is ideal to accompany the pork shark to the oven.

Meat

Cheese

Matured cheese

Pork

Technical Sheet

Name	Sandrone Nebbiolo d'Alba Valmaggiore 2022
Type	Red still
Denomination	Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC
Vintage	2022
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	13.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Nebbiolo
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Vendor	Sandrone Luciano
Story	The Valmaggiore vineyard in the Roero hills, on the left bank of the Tanaro river, is one of the best historic sources of origin and quality. Already in the nineteenth century, the Nebbiolo grapes grown in this vineyard were so highly regarded that they dictated the price for the entire territory. In the 1990s, the first sight of Valmaggiore was like a bolt of lightning for Luciano, Luca and Barbara: they fell in love at first sight. This was not only for the history and the long viticultural tradition, but also for the particular uniqueness of those sandy soils combined with the microclimate.
Origin	Vineyard in the commune of Vezza d'Alba: Valmaggiore
Harvest	The grape harvest took place from 15 to 23 September.
Wine making	Spontaneous fermentation. Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in open steel vats.
Aging	Malolactic fermentation and elevation in 500-litre French oak barrels. Maturation in bottle for at least 9 months.
Allergens	Contains sulphites