I opened a bottle of 2001 Luciano Sandrone Barolo le Vigne last night
with dinner. Fairly dark garnet red in the glass with no visable
signs of age. Fairly strong mineral component on the nose with a bit
of red berries and typical Barolo rose petal aromas. Powerful onn the
palate showing a fair amount of ripe red fruit, anise, a bit of
leather and cedar. Seems to cross the line between a modern
concentrated style and a traditional tannic style. Plenty of ripeness
yet a ton of tannin still hanging in. "B+/A-"