Only 400 cases made, depending on the vintage! Silky, perfumed, and saline — dark cherry, dried flowers, tobacco, and spice, with cool-climate precision.
Certified organic Nebbiolo from the same steep east-facing Perno hillside as the Barolo — 38-year-old vines, one cluster per shoot, cement fermentation, large old Slavonian botti, unfined, unfiltered, no new oak — made from fruit just outside the Barolo selection, which means you're getting the same terroir, the same hands, and the same philosophy at a fraction of the price.
Elio Sandri is one of Barolo's most uncompromising traditionalists, farming ground too steep for a tractor without herbicides or synthetic chemicals since day one. Drink it now with a splash decant or cellar two to three years and watch it open into something remarkable.
