Luciano Sandrone Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d'Alba 2022 lenswood creamy palate – with volume

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

5 hectares of this prime vineyard made up predominantly of very steep parcels

Indeed it's picked later than the other varieties

supple tannins and savoury balsamic nuances and a long finish

Briccolina

Luciano Sandrone Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d'Alba 2022 lenswood creamy palate – with volumeA 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