Luciano Sandrone Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d'Alba 2022 Size::1 Bottle mouldy grapes are painstakingly separated

mouldy grapes are painstakingly separated from the unaffected fruit and vinified to make one of Germany’s most prized vinous treasures

righteous brew deep in flavour

This is a very bright and elegant wine

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Luciano Sandrone Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d'Alba 2022 Size::1 Bottle mouldy grapes are painstakingly separatedA 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