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• wineamateur Likes this wine: 87 points

  March 20, 2024 - Barolo 2004 with the Jeroboam Club (Little Shop and Pantry, Bristol): Deep red-ruby, a bit of bricking. Truffle on the nose and then, oh dear, a whiff of VA. A bit of tell-tale fenugreek testifying to some unwelcome oxidation. There's still a good wine there, though, with an oddly pleasing cough syrup aspect to it. On the palate it's easy going and approachable. The tannins are evolved and barely perceptible. There's a nice sweetness on the finish. But this is surely a slightly sub-par bottle.

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• Juliansi Likes this wine: 94 points

  August 27, 2022 - My initial notes:
  
  The most aged Barolo I have ever had, and not only was this Sandrone at 2004 but it was in a magnum. It was super fresh and incredible, as it matures better in the large format.
  
  The nose was initially slightly muted but opened up after 2-3 hours, with a floral perfume. The elegance of this wine along with the long finish and fine tannins cannot be understated, along with the licorice and cherry notes providing a sensuous mouthfeel.
  
  Produced from grapes that come from various vineyards; Ceretta, Vignane, Merli and Conterni. The winemakers did such a masterful job, to create the drama and the balance which is this Sandrone Barolo 2004.
  
  Enjoyed over an afternoon of beautiful wines and even better home-cooked food, thanks to MC for spoiling us with this bottle! Divine!
  
  And, my notes after 2 days of reflection:
  
  The oldest Barolo I have ever had the privilege to enjoy, this 2004 was graciously provided by MC at SKT's house party, and it was my WOTD!
  
  It had aged the 18 years in a Magnum (1.5 L) format, which likely lent itself to slowly maturing and was super well preserved and still imparted freshness with aged complexity. What a combination!
  
  Luciano Sandrone is the son of a local carpenter, and only begun his wine journey back in 1978. His success since then is simply incredible, and I had only heard about his 100 point 2016 vintage Le Vigne Barolo about a year ago, when EC kindly sold me one of his allocation.
  
  The growing season of 2004 was tremendous - Both long as well as easy, creating wines of depth and complexity, and most importantly ageworthiness.
  
  Initially muted, this 2004 Le Vigne evolved in my glass after glass (Love the large format, we had plenty to go around for the 9 of us) first with cherry and sweet fruit notes, then flowers after 2-3 hours too. There were even hints of leather and rose, how divine.
  
  The palate was a beautiful balance of black plum, other blackfruits, and such pleasant licorice too. And, the oak is so subtle and demonstrates the precise winemaking of Luciano, it simply rounds off the finish which is both sensual as well as long. Wonderful!
  
  Taman Tun Dr Ismail, KL, Malaysia - 27 Aug 2022

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• Yagil wrote: 91 points

  June 20, 2022 - Mature premium Barolo tasting; 6/19/2022-6/20/2022 (at my home): 24 hours after
  med ruby-brown
  pronounced tertiary aromas intensity of chocolate, truffles, prunes, earth, oak-vanilla, tea-leaves
  developed
  dry, high acidity, med- tannins, high abv, med- body, med complexity, long- aftertaste, med flavors intensity consistent with the nose, can drink now - suitable for further aging

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• mchern02 wrote: 93 points

  December 10, 2021 - 3 hours of air
  
  Aromas dominated by dark blue and black fruit, anise, wet leather, earthy floor and brush. Palate still young but exciting with great acidity and structure, and long minerally finish.
  
  As good as last bottle

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• jnewman77 wrote:

  October 23, 2021 - This was still rather painfully young; the cork had an impressive seal; the nose was lovely and fairly open; red berry fruits, tar, menthol, spice, and floral notes. The palate however was still very tannic; needed food desperately, but even with food the tannins closed it up early. Very good potential, but needs another decade based on this bottle.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type Red
• Producer Luciano Sandrone
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation Le Vigne
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barolo
• UPC Codes 8022534203759, 8022534204756, 8022534206750, 8022534208754, 8022534213758

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• Pending Delivery 58 (3%)
• In Cellars 1,173 (60%)
• Consumed 722 (37%)

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