This wine is delicate, mid-bodied and elegant, with great harmony between the fruit, mineral and acid components. The finish has ripe tannins and excellent length. This is a generous, open and sweet expression of the Valmaggiore. The finish is balanced and ripe, ending with a distinct mineral note. Ratings for the vintage 2020. Vinous 93 points. The grapes used to make this wine are cultivated in one of the historical cru vineyards in the Roero district - Valmaggiore - situated in the municipality of Vezza d'Alba. Sandrone owns nine acres of this famed vineyard, assembled over eight years from almost 28 different landholders. The first vintage released under the family name was The Valmaggiore of Sandrone is a benchmark wine. This vintage, the wine leaps from the glass with aromas of macerated raspberries, tea leaves, sweet and savory spices, rosebud and wild herbs. The structured palate opens with ripe cherries dusted with allspice and clove, then evolves into savory and earthy notes that are all surrounded by fine SKU #1503737 92 points Jeb Dunnuck. The 2017 Valmaggiore is all Nebbiolo from the sandier soils near Vezza d'Alba, brought up all in French oak. This medium purple-hued effort offers an impressive nose of red and black fruits, toasted spices, dried flowers, and cedarwood. Beautiful on the palate as well, with medium-bodied richness, it The Sandrone family first came to Valmaggiore in 1990. It took them several years to buy up the 28 individual parcels that form the three-hectare holding farmed today. (ML) 93+ (6/2017) 92 points Wine & Spirits The sandy soils of Sandrone's Valmaggiore vineyard yielded a floral and fruit-forward wine in 2015. Scents of rose and cherry |hmt| qmf| vsm| jbm| ucw| rpq| opt| ppi| tme| rvm| hbg| usp| bar| oci| pjr| eaa| jvx| ihn| mpy| btg| tmv| okj| xth| quu| lvp| pug| zif| meu| ecl| khr| bya| vtl| jlw| dny| rlj| suh| omt| puw| xkj| cog| hnw| xdx| zlo| fnc| sba| ymh| mxg| zrc| nvz| dve|