Luciano Sandrone Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d'Alba 2022 lenswood We can't remember a Les

We can't remember a Les Argiles with this level of detail and clarity

The wine fermented spontaneously and aged on fine lees for 10 months in glass-lined tanks

with slatey minerality

creamy palate – with volume but not fat – and a cool

Indeed it's picked later than the other varieties

Luciano Sandrone Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d'Alba 2022 lenswood We can't remember a LesA precipitous 50% gradient in places, Valmaggiore is planted to a high density of 8,000 vines per hectare and the soil here is comprised almost entirely of pure sand littered with fossilised crustaceans (i. e. it is a chalky sand). This soil gifts a remarkably perfumed and elegant expression of Nebbiolo, nothing to do with the more powerful style of wine produced in the clay rich soils of Barolo and Barbaresco. For those new to this wine, the Sandrone