Type: Red 

Grape variety: Nebbiolo

Vintage: 2019

Country: Italy

Region: Piedmont

Planted on poor soils, downslope from the vines destined for the Riserva in a southwest-facing parcel of the Perno hill. More forward than the Riserva, the Elio Sandri Barolo is intense, structured and age-worthy but extraordinarily balanced, thanks to careful aging in neutral Slovenian oak. It is native-yeast fermented with partial stem inclusion in barrels, racked back to same casks, then bottle aged four years before release. Unfined and unfiltered.

"The 2019 Barolo Perno is a gorgeous, delicate wine. Aromatic and light on its feet, with lovely complexity, the 2019 is a total delight. Orange peel, dried herbs, mint, spice, sage and kirch are all finely cut in this haunting, ethereal Barolo. The acid profile and tannins are those of a Barolo that needs at least a few years in bottle to be at its finest. Drinking window: 2029-2044."
92 pts, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, January 2025