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Luciano Sandrone Barolo Vite Talin 2017

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Luciano Sandrone Barolo Vite Talin 2017
Producer Luciano Sandrone
Region, Country Barolo, Italy
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 1
Product Code 23225-750

Made from a unique clone of Nebbiolo (now officially called Vite Talin) that Luciano Sandrone identified in 1987 and began slowly propagating, this groundbreaking wine is one of his great legacies and was an instant sensation when first released in 2013, receiving 100-point reviews from Antonio Galloni and Monica Larner. Today the wine comes from three small plots: Le Coste, Drucà and Rivassi. There are only 8,000 vines in production, leading to around 2,000 bottles of wine. But what a wine!

Barbara Sandrone tells us that the berry size of the Talin vines is half that of normal Nebbiolo. In an average year, a Vite Talin berry weighs less than a gram, whereas a berry from Cannubi weighs 2.2 grams. The resulting juice is considerably denser, and the winemaking is adapted to include extended macerations, three years in large format large 2,500 litre botti and a further three years in bottle before release.

Considering the notes below we don’t need to say much. Let us just point out that this is a superb release and that, in general, you can expect a wine that is more mineral, ferrous and dark; a wine more classic in structure and personality—something encouraged by the traditional vinification—yet also offering great finesse and complexity. It is something unique, and another remarkable chapter in the history of this estate.

Luciano Sandrone Barolo Vite Talin 2017

Reviews

“The 2017 Barolo Vite Talin is a total stunner. Dark, rich and sensual, the Vite Talin captures all of the natural richness of the heavily virused, low-yielding clone the Sandrone family propagated in their parcels within Le Coste and Rivasi, both in Barolo. Super-ripe dark cherry, plum, spice, cedar, tobacco and kirsch are all dialed up in this explosive, heady Barolo. The 2017 is just next-level wine. Superb.”
100 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous
"Loads of gorgeous red and black fruits, sweet and savory spices and dried flowers make this wine highly aromatic and sumptuous. The palate is dense with spiced cherries, plums and crushed raspberries dusted with clove, cinnamon and vanilla. Firm tannins are present that give the wine a serious edge finishing with a deep-rooted earthiness and acidity. A significant wine. Drink 2028–2045.”
97 points, Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast
“A brick red color but transparent, the 2017 Barolo Vite Talin is serious, spicy, and layered on the nose, with notes of tobacco, sanguine iron, dried cherries, incense, toasted anise, and graphite. On the palate, It’s ripe and structured, with grippy tannins and a grounded sensibility, but it retains its bright, even acidity and has a lot of persistence through the finish, with lasting sanguine mineral accents and notes of dried orange peel. No more than 2,000 bottles are produced.”
98 points, Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com
“This wine is made with a new clone of Nebbiolo that was identified by the Sandrone family. The 2017 Barolo Vite Talin now occupies the top position in the family portfolio. It represents 30 years of work by Luciano Sandrone, who started his career as cellar master at Marchesi di Barolo. This hot vintage delivers lots of extra power and fruit weight with pressed blackberry, earth, tobacco, clay, autumnal leaf, iodine and candied orange.”
97+ points, Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate

Reviews

“The 2017 Barolo Vite Talin is a total stunner. Dark, rich and sensual, the Vite Talin captures all of the natural richness of the heavily virused, low-yielding clone the Sandrone family propagated in their parcels within Le Coste and Rivasi, both in Barolo. Super-ripe dark cherry, plum, spice, cedar, tobacco and kirsch are all dialed up in this explosive, heady Barolo. The 2017 is just next-level wine. Superb.”
100 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous
"Loads of gorgeous red and black fruits, sweet and savory spices and dried flowers make this wine highly aromatic and sumptuous. The palate is dense with spiced cherries, plums and crushed raspberries dusted with clove, cinnamon and vanilla. Firm tannins are present that give the wine a serious edge finishing with a deep-rooted earthiness and acidity. A significant wine. Drink 2028–2045.”
97 points, Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast
“A brick red color but transparent, the 2017 Barolo Vite Talin is serious, spicy, and layered on the nose, with notes of tobacco, sanguine iron, dried cherries, incense, toasted anise, and graphite. On the palate, It’s ripe and structured, with grippy tannins and a grounded sensibility, but it retains its bright, even acidity and has a lot of persistence through the finish, with lasting sanguine mineral accents and notes of dried orange peel. No more than 2,000 bottles are produced.”
98 points, Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com
“This wine is made with a new clone of Nebbiolo that was identified by the Sandrone family. The 2017 Barolo Vite Talin now occupies the top position in the family portfolio. It represents 30 years of work by Luciano Sandrone, who started his career as cellar master at Marchesi di Barolo. This hot vintage delivers lots of extra power and fruit weight with pressed blackberry, earth, tobacco, clay, autumnal leaf, iodine and candied orange.”
97+ points, Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate

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