Description / Reviews
"As with its brother, the Le Vigne shows a deeply perfumed nose, of dark fruits and floral elements, with mineral and spice elements. On the palate, the wine is deeply flavored, with red and black fruits, mineral and rose petals, with delicate wood and spice flavors.
The structure is impressive, with layers of sweet tannins giving shape and definition to the fruit, but it is never overbearing or heavy; the Le Vigne 2021 retains its lightness and elegance even with its power and structure. It will need a few years in bottle to develop and should begin to drink well at about 8-10 years of age." - Sandrone, Winemaker
"A blend of several small parcels of vines from several communes, Le Vigne is Sandrone’s ode to the classic Barolo-wide blend that was once the norm. All the sites that contribute to Le Vigne are markedly different from each other in terms of altitude, soil and exposure, and together provide a broad overview of Barolo in a given year. Twenty-twenty-one was the second year to include Nebbiolo from Sandrone’s new holding in Le Coste di Monforte. Sandrone has been farming this Monforte d’Alba site since 2000. From this vintage, Le Vigne includes fruit from five communes: Barolo, Serralunga d’Alba, Novello, Castiglione Falletto and Monforte d’Alba. Like Aleste, approximately 20-30% of the grapes fermented as whole-bunches, with a very high percentage of whole berries in the destemmed portion (thanks to a state-of-the-art destemmer). The macerations were managed very carefully (now a little longer than in the past but very gentle), with Luca Sandrone aiming to capture as much fruit purity as possible. The notes below, and the reputation of the vintage speak for themselves." - Bibendum, Importer
"The 2021 Barolo Le Vigne is a classy, seamless wine. Crushed flowers, bright red-toned fruit, blood orange, mint, spice and kirsch open gracefully in the glass. This is such an elegant, sophisticated Barolo. The recent shift of sites to Serralunga and Monforte, along with longer ferments, has transformed the Le Vigne into a darker, more somber wine, while the inclusion of stems in some lots adds aromatic dimension. Le Vigne is a wine in movement." - 97+ Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous
"A discernible wood imprint imparts toasty, meaty overtones with floral scents of lavender and violet emerging as it sits in the glass. Inflected with sweet spice, the palate is potent and muscular, the vigorous tannins well padded with mature fruit. A blend of five vineyards in the sub-districts of Vignane, Villero, Baudana, Le Coste di Monforte and Cerviano-Merli, Le Vigne is assembled after ageing in lightly toasted French oak tonneaux – 25% of which are new." - 92 Points, Michaela Morris, Decanter
