An “alluring” Barolo Riserva

from Elio Sandri

96 points for this “iron fist in a velvet glove”

2015 Elio Sandri Barolo Riserva Perno (750ml)

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"For those of you who want to know what Barolo was like decades ago when it was an insiders' wine, before it became coveted like it is now, well, this is it." - Antonio Galloni

Grape growing in Piemonte goes back thousands of years, and the Sandri family has been growing in Monforte d’Alba since the 1800s. Like many growers, they used to sell off their fruit, but now keep a very select part of the harvest to produce fewer than 2,000 cases of wine.

In Monforte d’Alba there is a small hamlet called Perno, which gives its name to the vines around it, and Disa is a subzone of Perno and the name of Sandri’s farm, Cascina Disa. A traditionalist in his winemaking, Sandri wants the people who work with him to slow down, "keeping one hand in their pocket, so they can’t rush…”

The small-production Nebbiolo grapes are harvested at night, fermented with native yeast in old Botte neutral wood tanks, and they are aged longer than the required 3 years in bottle for the appellation. The vineyard at Perno is east facing and cooler. Farming is Certified Organic on hills too steep for a tractor, and he thins the vineyard in the spring, not at verasion, to limit the production.

2015 Elio Sandri Barolo Riserva Perno (750ml)

$74.89 $69.89 ea. (In Stock) - Buy Now

96 WE / 95 VM

Structured and balanced, this delicious red is full of soul. It delivers aromas and flavors of blue flowers, ripe red berries, licorice and saline alongside firm but refined tannins. Fresh acidity keeps it impeccably balanced while a mineral note of rusty nail adds depth. A fantastic red loaded with personality and finesse. Drink 2025–2040. Kerin O’Keefe- Wine Enthusiast

Sandri’s 2015 Barolo Riserva Perno opens with a striking bouquet laced with rosewater, mint, pine and blood orange. The proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove, the 2015 packs a serious punch behind its deceptively mid-weight personality. The 2015 is surprisingly accessible (in relative terms) for a young Sandri Barolo. It can be enjoyed with minimal cellaring, but will be even better in a few years’ time. This super-classic, mid-weight Barolo is so alluring.-- Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

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