Luciano Sandrone, Barolo Le Vigne, 1997 Core farming organically and working with

farming organically and working with native yeasts and a restrained hand

and he makes Barolo in the unmistakable Mascarello mold: a single

Best known for their beautiful Amarone and Valpolicella reds

La Justice is a Gevrey-Chambertin lieu-dit on the eastern

harmonious wines where growers worked carefully

Luciano Sandrone, Barolo Le Vigne, 1997 Core farming organically and working withSandrone's answer to the cru obsession: a blend, not a single site, and proudly so. Le Vigne is Luciano's homage to the old Langhe art of blending Nebbiolo from several vineyards, the traditional counterpoint to his single cru Cannubi Boschis. The 1997 comes from a warm, ripe vintage that gave generous, flattering Baroli, and this bottle has had nearly three decades to integrate. It's a mature wine from a private collection, drinking in its savory