Luciano Sandrone Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d'Alba 2023 dog-point The lands of the Domaine

The lands of the Domaine then belonged to the Monastère de la Verne

Once dried on "picai

The clonal material here is PT23 Shiraz—an old Australian clone selected from vines which were descendants of the 1832 Busby cuttings—on Paulson rootstock

impressions of purple fruit and woody spice

fleshy and subtly spicy

Luciano Sandrone Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d'Alba 2023 dog-point The lands of the DomaineValmaggiore is a magical, three hectare, amphitheatre shaped vineyard in the Roero area of Piemonte. Now that Roero is rising in prominence, we can truly recognise what a pioneer Luciano Sandrone was when he established Valmaggiore some 30 years ago. Nobody was talking about Roero at the time, but Sandrone recognised its potential, having worked with Roero parcels during his time as cellarmaster of Marchesi di Barolo. The risks were enormous;