Producer Notes
Luciano Sandrone produces really quite a lot of wine from extremely low yielding vines, meaning that there are a lot of vines.
His iconic Barolo Cannubi Boschis came to prominence in the 1989 and 1990 vintages, and whilst those two vintages are really rather expensive, other vintages are not such bad value for such quality wine.
Please don’t ignore his ‘lesser’ wines though: the Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto d’Alba are all excellent value for everyday drinking.
All his wines are red.
Finally, it’s worth noting that some bottles are labelled ‘Sibi e Paucis’, which simply means that they have been cellared longer by Sandrone and released some years later than those without the ‘Sibi e Paucis’ label. So long as the wines have been well stored in the UK, there’s really no particularly reason to pay the premium for this.
Vintage Notes
2010 was an excellent vintage in Piedmont
Other 2010 Barolo DOCG
2010 Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis: £105
2010 G D Vajra Barolo Ravera: £110
2010 Massolino Barolo Margheria: £110
2010 Mascarello Barolo Villero: £115
2010 E Pira Barolo Chiara Boschis Via Nuova: £135
2010 E Pira Barolo Chiara Boschis Cannubi (150cl): £310
2010 Mascarello Barolo Monprivato Ca d’Morissio Riserva: £735
Other wines from Luciano Sandrone
2004 Barolo Le Vigne: £245
2005 Barolo Le Vigne (150cl): £310
2008 Barolo Le Vigne: £200
2016 Barolo Aleste (300cl): £1000
2016 Barolo Aleste: £185
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