and Cuvee 1762 takes its name from that founding year
farming organically and working with native yeasts and a restrained hand
harmonious wines where growers worked carefully
La Justice is a Gevrey-Chambertin lieu-dit on the eastern
and he makes Barolo in the unmistakable Mascarello mold: a single
Luciano Sandrone, Barolo Le Vigne, 1997 Core and Cuvee 1762 takes itsSandrone'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