Luciano Sandrone

Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d'Alba

8.947 ratings

8.812 pro ratings

Alba, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy

Nebbiolo

Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic

Top Notes For

Weijie Shi (Jay)

9.1

Surprisingly smooth tannin. A delicious wine

Surprisingly smooth tannin. A delicious wine

Aug 21st, 2018

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

8.9

Dry sour cherries, dry plums, cranberries, crushed rocks, dry red floral, slight herbal note and a lite earthy mineral finish.

Dry sour cherries, dry plums, cranberries, crushed rocks, dry red floral, slight herbal note and a lite earthy mineral finish.

Jan 13th, 2016

National Sales Grapes of Spain

8.9

Pale on initial pour but gains color with air. Nose is trickery but with about an hour of air starts to show some dried red fruits, cranberry leather etc. Delicious with the bolognese mussels at Brasserie Beck. Needs time or a decanter to show is best right now.

Pale on initial pour but gains color with air. Nose is trickery but with about an hour of air starts to show some dried red fruits, cranberry leather etc. Delicious with the bolognese mussels at Brasserie Beck. Needs time or a decanter to show is best right now.

Jan 1st, 2016

9.0

2011

2011

Mar 27th, 2020

9.0

Easy to drink chocolate notes , had at the winery

Easy to drink chocolate notes , had at the winery

Apr 20th, 2018

Michael Cockerill

8.7

Dry and long palate. Fruity but bland at the same time. A little disappointing after the raving but tasty none the less

Dry and long palate. Fruity but bland at the same time. A little disappointing after the raving but tasty none the less

Feb 18th, 2017

9.3

160323 @ Oroom dining cheongdam great substitute for pinot noir!

160323 @ Oroom dining cheongdam great substitute for pinot noir!

Mar 25th, 2016

Jonathan Guerrero

10

Bellisimo Barolo.

Bellisimo Barolo.

Apr 12th, 2015

8.9

Light color. Nice, smooth finish. Enjoyed.

Light color. Nice, smooth finish. Enjoyed.

Jan 4th, 2015

7.7

Tannic and fairly thin. But good fruit.

Tannic and fairly thin. But good fruit.

Feb 25th, 2014