Elio Sandri Barolo Perno
The “Fabulous†94-point 2017 and
the “Gorgeous†98-point 2016 Riserva
A Special Collection, limited to stock on hand!
Elio Sandri Barolo Perno Collection:
1ea 2016 Riserva & 2ea 2017 Barolo
$239.00 (750ml x 3) In Stock - Buy Now
"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
We are very excited that we were able to get some of the new 2017 Elio Sandri Perno Barolo, and with that an even smaller amount of the 2016 Riserva, now In Stock as a 3-pack collection. You can enjoy a 2017 in the near future and lay down the other bottle along with the 2016 for some long term rest. We were only able to get a small amount of these collections, available in our bespoke wooden gift cases!
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…â€
The small production Barolo grapes are harvested at night, and native yeast fermented 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. Certified Organic farming, on hills too steep for a tractor, and they thin the vineyard in the spring, not at version, to limit the production.
