2020 Luciano Sandrone Nebbiolo d'Alba Valmaggiore

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  4/9/2024 - peterchoy wrote: 90 Points

  Appearance: Bright and clear, the wine is of light ruby colour, with fading rims and legs.
  Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas of red fruit of cherries, strawberry and raspberry, cooked fruit of kirsch, floral notes of violet, pungent spice of liquorice, animal notes of leather. The wine is youthful.
  Palate: Dry with high acidity, the wine has medium (+) tannin of ripe and grippy texture, medium in alcohol, with medium (-) body, with medium (+) flavours of red fruit of cherries and raspberry, kernel notes of chocolate, sweet spice of clove, animal notes of leather. The wine has a medium (-) finish.
  Conclusion: Good quality Nebbiolo with an intense nose showing good complexity, with plenty of red fruit and spicy characters. On the palate the wine has very high acidity, and good tannin and nice concentrated flavours, though the length is a bit shorter than expected. It is ready to drink now and can benefit from further ageing of another 2-3 years.

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  3/30/2024 - nicnang wrote: 90 Points

  Strong alcohol, finishing is nice and long but definitely not as long of a finish Vs it's prestigious cousins.
  Ready to drink as it should be, tannins nicely controlled and red fruits are delivered well. Nose is fantastic

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  11/16/2023 - Yohansmas Likes this wine:

  이 와인 신의 물방울에 나온적이 있다. (물론 빈티지는 다르지만)
  개인적으로는 너무 어려운 말들이라 공감하기는 굉장히 어려운 평이긴 하지만 마시고 나니 얼추 느낌은 온다.
  평과 별개로 결론부터 말하자면 가격을 생각하면 다소 아쉬운 느낌이 강했다.
  
  1) 신선한 붉은 베리 계열의 아로마가 느껴지는 부르고뉴 와인같은 미륵 정도의 스케일은 없지만, 음성이면서 신선하고 통에 퍼지는 듯한 종소리.
  검은 과실 특유의 음습함이 느껴지긴 한다.
  다만 스케일이 작다는 말처럼 피니시가 느껴지거나 하지는 않고 잔잔하게 끝나는 편이다.
  
  2) 화려하고 인상적이지만 어딘가 고독한 울림.
  향은 시간이 어느정도 지나고 난 이후에 장미꽃과 과실향이 꽤나 화려하게 피어오른다.
  다만, 향이 직선적이다보니 향이 이어지기보다는 고독하게 끝나는 편이다.
  
  3) 조용한 언덕에 해가 저물어, 그 뒤에는 가슴 저미는 저녁 어스림이 찾아들어.
  이 말은 정말 공감이 쉽지 않았다.
  굳이 생각해보면 와인이 좀 음습한 매력이 있다보니 이런 느낌이 있지 않을까 예상해본다.

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  10/17/2023 - Raizes Likes this wine: 88 Points

  樱桃、覆盆子的成熟果味，焦油、皮革、松露、甘草巧克力、水果硬糖和一点玫瑰的花香。香气精准而集中，表现非常出色。入口柔顺、融合，只是相比较多的单宁和酒精，酸度有些游离，在前期先行一步，而在后段显得存在感较弱。

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  5/22/2023 - Capt Cutlass wrote: 87 Points

  Disappointing from such a famed producer. It wasn’t the light colour which bothered me. Nose is a bit nondescript. Alcohol heat on the palate which carries through to the finish. Light texture and drying tannins. I really wished it had been better….

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