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2017 Elio Sandri Barolo Perno

"Absolutely Stunning" - Antonio Galloni

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Unmoved by New World stylistic influences, traditionalist Elio Sandri makes wine with minimal intervention, believing the natural process best reflects their unique terroir. Grapes are hand-picked at night, native-yeast fermented slowly and gently over months in the cold underground cellar, minimizing extraction first in stainless tanks, then in concrete tanks before aging in neutral wooden "botte" using no new oak. The very limited Barolos are fermented directly in decades-old wood botte, then bottle aged for many years.

Sandri’s entire vineyard is in the Barolo Zone on the steep, cooler, east-facing Perno hillside, opposite Gaja’s Barolo on the warmer West-facing Sierra Langhe. His cooler hillside means later harvesting at lower brix than at Gaja’s warmer site. A non-interventionist, he uses Certified Organic Farming, and no sprays and no plowing (the hillside is too steep for a tractor). Varying wild herbs grow between rows in different parcels, creating aromatics that add complexity to wines from each parcel. He thins the crop in the spring (not at veraison), removing the larger flowers and leaving what will become smaller clusters. Vines are super-tightly spaced, and traditional trellising gives him leaf canopy adjustments for the cool and often foggy setting, and pruned to one cluster per shoot.

2017 Elio Sandri Barolo Perno

$67.89 (750ml) In Stock - Buy Now

94 VM

Elio Sandri's 2017 Barolo Perno is fabulous. More than anything else, I am struck by the wine's freshness and energy, both of which are hard to find in this torrid, dry year Crushed flowers, raspberry, mint, cinnamon and blood orange lend notable energy and tension throughout. This is an absolutely stunning wine by any measure. The only thing it needs is time. Production is down about 20% because of severe selection. -Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

Also available:

2015 Elio Sandri Barolo Riserva Perno

$74.89 $69.89 (750ml) 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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