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This is a bit firmer than the Combottes with even more evident minerality on the delicious
which hangs on with noteworthy tenacity and building sweetness
Readers who prefer more aromatic complexity might prefer to cellar the 2012 for another few years
which is not surprising given the fact that the Chave family has more experience than just about anybody in the winemaking world (the domaine was founded in 1481 - nearly a decade before Christopher Columbus discovered America
Luciano Sandrone, Barolo Vigne Vintage:2019 This is a bit firmerLuciano Sandrone and his daughter Barbara tell me that the 2014 harvest needs explaining. Many are quick to dismiss it given the difficulties of the growing season that saw abundant rain, hail and bombe d'acqua, or "water bombs," which are a dangerous phenomenon with intense rainfall in a very small radius. But hard work does pay off. The Sandrone family employed 38 people for farming, when the average harvest requires only 22 pairs of vineyard hands.
