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Wine Description
The Story
Since the first beginning of his story, Luciano Sandrone has always had a clear philosophy of quality in mind, which has always been fully shared with his wife Mariuccia, his brother Luca and his daughter Barbara. Year after year this philosophy has been refined. Please click on the images to learn more.
An iconic wine. From the very first bottling in 1985, Luciano always believed in the unique and distinctive potential of the Cannubi hill...
Wine Information
Summer 2000 was mild and followed a regular, balanced progression, with temperatures very slightly higher than average.
A particularly dry September caused the grapes to ripen a little earlier than usual.
Harvest
October 1-7
Vinification
Each lot was vinified separately. After destemming and light crushing, must is "sealed" with CO2 for gentle warm maceration of approximately a day. Alcoholic fermentation begins about 24-36 hours late...
