Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 2018 750ml - The Grape Tray
Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 2018 750ml
SKU: 2018

Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 2018

  • wa96+
  • ws95
  • we94
  • v93

750ml
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$139.99

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Category Red Wine
Varietal
Brand Luciano Sandrone
Origin Italy, Piedmont, Barolo
Alcohol/vol 14%

Winery Notes:

The warm-but-not hot vintage of 2018 gave us a Le Vigne Barolo of great delicacy and excellent structure. The nose is forceful but not explosive - it is balanced and open, expanding upwards in the glass with spicy notes framing black and red fruits. On the palate, the wine is open and engaging, recalling vintages of similar climatic character such as 2012 and 2015. The tannins are ripe, open and silky, the mouthfeel is filling without being heavy, the acidity is fresh and the finish is long with a distinct mineral note.

Wine Advocate
  • wa96+

One of my personal favorites, the 2018 Barolo Le Vigne is savory in character and packed with dark fruit. Ripe cherry and redcurrant cedes to spice, licorice and fragrant rose. The oak is integrated, but there are added accents of spice and dark tar. Le Vigne is a blend of fruit from Baudana in Serralunga d'Alba, Villero in Castiglione Falletto, Vignane in Barolo and Merli in Novello.

Monica Larner, June 23, 2022
Wine Spectator
  • ws95

A taut red, with alluring aromas and flavors of rose petal, strawberry, cherry, tea and graphite fused to an elegant frame. Reveals its structure on the long finish, where there's plenty of fruit in the end. Delivers terrific balance and harmony. Best from 2025 through 2043. 1,500 cases made, 350 cases imported.

Bruce Sanderson, April 30, 2023
Wine Enthusiast
  • we94

Camphor, violet, red berry and oak-driven spice are front and center on this fragrant red. Elegantly structured and vibrant, the focused palate delivers juicy red cherry, crushed strawberry, star anise and a hint of mocha alongside taut, fine-grained tannins. Bright acidity keeps it balanced. Drink 2026–2033.

Kerin O'Keefe, September 1, 2022
Vinous
  • v93

The 2018 Barolo Le Vigne is a mid-weight, tightly wound wine, with a classic sense of austerity that will need at least a few years in bottle to start softening. Red cherry fruit, white flowers, mint and chalk lend brightness and tension throughout. In 2018, the blend of vineyards is Baudana, Villero, Vignane and Merli.

Antonio Galloni, November 2021

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