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Red
1996 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne
Nebbiolo
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Langhe
- Barolo
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Community Tasting Notes 45
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Papies wrote: 96 points
October 21, 2023 - Annual Pilgrimage to Piedmont - 2023 Edition; 10/20/2023-10/22/2023 (Piedmont, Italy): What an experience this wine, shooting through the bottle to remind us the Barolo boys made exceptional wines among the experiments ( last year we had a Clerico Per Cristina 1995 that made us cry) and this is a testament to that. For us the wine of the day for sure.
Earthy, savoury wine, well evolved but ever so healthy, bright on the nose , earthy, mushroomy notes, sort evolved fruit and had this persistence that great wine have even in the a sense of power and rich fruit. Leather , soft roderiez fruit and a symphony of beauty. Grande Luciano! 961 person found this helpful Comment -
jhngo Likes this wine: 90 points
November 25, 2022 - High toned but lacked stuffing and structure.
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DougLee wrote: 94 points
December 11, 2021 - Rusty, bricky ruby. Soaring musky violets, soy, earth, plum pits, and asphalt on the nose. Delectable strawberry, red plum, and black cherry fruit on the fine, elegant palate cut with tar, spice, and iodine. Lovely acidity and firm but fine-grained tannin. Long, echoing finish of red plum, elegant gravelly soil, leather, and sweet grip. So much freshness and so much deep-drilling gravity. A superlative wine.
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plitton wrote: 93 points
September 2, 2021 - Drank along side 1995 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël Fiasc. Both were fabulous with highlights of dried herbs (oregano) and leather.
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jvphoto Likes this wine: 94 points
August 22, 2021 - fantastic - dried flowers, sweet tar
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By Michaela Morris
Barolo 1996, 2/5/2020 (link)(Sandrone, Le Vigne, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
1996 Piedmont: The Proof is in the Pudding (Oct 2017), 10/1/2017 (link)(Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2009, Issue #23, The 1996 Piemonte Vintage- Thirteen Years On and Looking Young(Barolo “Le Vigne”- Luciano Sandrone) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2000, IWC Issue #93 (link)(Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1996
- Type Red
- Producer Luciano Sandrone
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation Le Vigne
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Barolo
- UPC Code 8022534210757
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 249 (47%)
- Consumed 276 (53%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- Wine1996 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne (add)
- FamilyLuciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne (add)
- ProducerLuciano Sandrone
- VarietalNebbiolo
- DesignationLe Vigne (add)
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationBarolo