Elio Sandri, Barolo Perno Vigna Ceretta Riserva, 2019 SO080126 Franzen There’s an almost Pinot-like grace

There’s an almost Pinot-like grace to the structure

Xarel·lo is Penedès's most interesting white grape: aromatic

blue-marl hillsides of the Ravera cru when almost no one else bothered

Francois and Pierre Hure farm organically-leaning

The result is a classic dry gin with a distinctly local accent — piney juniper first

Elio Sandri, Barolo Perno Vigna Ceretta Riserva, 2019 SO080126 Franzen There’s an almost Pinot-like graceElio Sandri is one of Barolo's most coveted traditionalists, working 7. 5 hectares at Cascina Disa in the Perno cru of Monforte d'Alba entirely by hand and instinct. Cement fermentation, long aging in giant old botti, no fining, no filtration, sulfur only at bottling. This Riserva from the Vigna Ceretta parcel in the strong 2019 vintage is a single vineyard expression of his vision, dense and detailed Nebbiolo built for decades in the cellar.