Luciano Sandrone Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d'Alba 2022 lenswood Briccolina

Briccolina

The nose reveals ripe red fruit aromas

has been an institution from this Benedictine monastery for centuries

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

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

Luciano Sandrone Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d'Alba 2022 lenswood BriccolinaA 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