Luciano Sandrone Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d'Alba 2022 Size::1 Bottle ripping red berry fruit-earth-spice style

ripping red berry fruit-earth-spice style

At between 350 and 450 metres

The palate is elegant and pure with a core of delicate citrus flavours and beautiful mineral acidity

Lambert chose to whole bunch press

In keeping with the philosophy behind the Douglas label

Luciano Sandrone Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d'Alba 2022 Size::1 Bottle ripping red berry fruit-earth-spice styleA 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