Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 5L 2019

This five-litre bottle of Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne holds the estate's multi-commune Barolo blend, drawn from five villages of the appellation.

Le Vigne is Sandrone's return to the classic Barolo practice of blending across communes, a habit the single-vineyard movement largely displaced. The parcels differ in altitude, soil and exposure, so the wine reads as a survey of the appellation rather than one site. From the 2019 vintage the blend draws on five communes, Barolo, Serralunga d'Alba, Novello, Castiglione Falletto and Monforte d'Alba, the last from Le Coste di Monforte, a holding Sandrone had farmed since 2000 and only now includes. Fermentation starts with wild yeasts in tank, followed by malolactic conversion and ageing in mostly used 500-litre French oak casks. Between 20 and 30 per cent of the fruit goes in as whole bunches, with a high proportion of whole berries in the destemmed portion. Time on skins ranges from ten days to a month, total time in oak 20 to 22 months, and the wine is bottled unfiltered. In a format this size the wine will move very slowly indeed.

More approachable than its structure suggests, and capable of decades in this bottle. Serve at 16-18°C with bistecca alla fiorentina, braised beef or aged Parmigiano.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.