7.3 Here is climate change

The passage from 2002 to 2003 brought a radical change in the climate situation. In fact, many researchers had been talking about "climate change" since the previous decade, but the majority of producers only noticed it that year.
Hot vintages over time had already occurred on the hills of Langa and Roero. Many remembered 1997, which had amazed for the majesty of the structures and alcohol levels above the norm. But 2003 as a meteorological vintage was truly something else and marked over time the change in attitude that winegrowers had to maintain in their relationship with the vineyard and its cultivation. Record heat and drought were the salient features of that vintage, situations so drastic as to clearly influence the evolution of the vineyard.
A situation completely opposite to 2002, when rains had marked long periods of the year. In 2003, heat and dry translated into a decided precocity of ripening. And this precocity occurred throughout the vegetative cycle of the vintage, starting from flowering and fruit set. "I remember that summer a bit like a nightmare. That season was also very hot, almost unbearable. – Luciano reflects thoughtfully – We had to face problems of stress on the plants. The excess of heat and dry also interfered in the ripening of the bunches. We were not prepared to manage such an extreme situation and therefore in a short time we had to face many problems, in particular the first sunburns on the bunches especially in the vineyards where – in view of the harvest – the traditional thinning of the leaves had been practiced, without thinking about the effects that such an aggressive sun would have had on the berries. But we learned quickly and so in the following years we would no longer be caught by surprise".

7.1
Quality also in the kitchen - success

Quality also in the kitchen

The 2000 vintage continued regularly and, at the end of the work in the vineyard, a "top-notch" harvest brought precious grapes to the cellar, capable of generating wines of great satisfaction.

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7.2
New year, new style - success

New year, new style

The 2000 vintage continued regularly and, at the end of the work in the vineyard, a "top-notch" harvest brought precious grapes to the cellar, capable of generating wines of great satisfaction.

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7.4
Sibi et Paucis - success

Sibi et Paucis

In 2004, with the presence in the company of larger spaces, including some air-conditioned warehouses and, therefore, suitable for the preservation of bottles of great vintages intended to be consumed in the following years

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7.5
With the passage of time - success

With the passage of time

Meanwhile, in the last part of 2004, the process of sector organization and qualification of the Roero wine world was concluded.

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7.6
Physical controls and Additional Geographical Mentions - success

Physical controls
and Additional Geographical Mentions

As the years passed, the Piedmontese wine world also continued to organize itself.

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7.7
More frenetic years - success

More frenetic years

Between 2011 and 2014, the Luciano Sandrone Farm faced another important project to expand the cellar structure with the creation of the south-facing wing of the company building

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7.8
The last steps towards stability - success

The last steps towards stability

In 2017, the 2013 Barolo completed its mandatory period of maturation and refinement.

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