{"title":"Aged Barolo from Elio Sandri","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eElio Sandri makes his Barolo on the high hills of Perno in Monforte d’Alba in the old way, with native yeasts, cement and old casks, very little sulphur, and a release only when he decides the wine is ready. This collection gathers the older vintages, bottles with years already behind them, for anyone who would rather open a Barolo that has had its time. Take one bottle for 5% off, three for 10%, six for 15%, or twelve for 25%. Mix freely with any Nebbiolo in the offer, no code needed, until 31 October.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"elio-sandri-barolo-2014","title":"Elio Sandri Barolo DOCG (2014) – Piemonte","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe only red Sandri bottled in 2014, so every good grape went into this one.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e2014 was a cool, difficult year in Barolo, and Sandri didn’t release a Riserva. All his best fruit went into a single Barolo instead. The result is a transparent, savoury wine, already showing some orange at the rim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE GRAPE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% Nebbiolo from Monforte d’Alba, on a cool, northeast-facing hill. The vines are up to 50 years old and the soils are poor, which keeps yields low and the wine lean and mineral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDark and wild cherry, leather, smoke and savoury herbs, with liquorice, rose petals and a hint of bergamot. The tannins have softened with time but still give a gentle tug. The finish is long and ferrous, like a drop of iron. It’s old-school and quietly complex, and ready to drink with a decant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOOD PAIRING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTajarin with butter and white truffle, braised beef, fonduta, aged Castelmagno. Decant an hour ahead and serve at 16–18°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elio Sandri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57629071016311,"sku":null,"price":92.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/7208\/7349\/files\/ElioSandriBaroloinaWineCellar.png?v=1792574706"},{"product_id":"elio-sandri-barolo-docg-2015-piemonte-copy","title":"Elio Sandri Barolo DOCG (2015) – Piemonte","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA sunny year, a big wine, and one that rewards the people who wait.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe 2015 is the kind of bottle you open and sit with for an evening, because it changes in the glass for hours. It starts tight, with firm tannins, and slowly gives up tobacco, cedar and mint. Bring patience and a very good piece of beef.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE GRAPE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% Nebbiolo from Sandri’s vineyards in Monforte d’Alba, on cool northeast-facing slopes. A warm, sunny growing season in 2015 gave riper fruit than usual, while the hill’s altitude kept the freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDried cherry, cedar, tobacco, mint and leather, with orange peel, sandalwood and a touch of blue flowers underneath. The structure is firm and iron-edged, with high acidity and plenty of tannin that settles with air. A classic, traditional Barolo that is still young and has years in front of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOOD PAIRING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBraised beef in Barolo, roast lamb, truffle pasta, strong cheeses such as Castelmagno. Decant for a couple of hours and serve at 16–18°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elio Sandri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57629071507831,"sku":null,"price":82.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/7208\/7349\/files\/ElioSandriBaroloinaWineCellar.png?v=1792574706"},{"product_id":"elio-sandri-barolo-riserva-perno-vigna-disa-2017","title":"Elio Sandri, Barolo Riserva Perno Vigna Disa DOCG (2017) – Piemonte","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA hot, dry year turned into a dense, tannic Barolo, and the kind to forget about in the cellar.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e2017 brought frost and then a long drought, and Sandri’s answer was a Riserva with real ripeness and an enormous tannic frame. It’s very young, and it needs time or a long decant. If you like your Barolo traditional and serious, this is the one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE GRAPE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% Nebbiolo from Monforte d’Alba, from Sandri’s old vines in Perno. Cool nights in 2017 helped the grapes hold on to their freshness despite the heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoses, violets, leather and dried strawberries, with tar, licorice, tobacco and anise underneath. The mid-palate is deep and layered, with a core of sweet fruit holding up a very large structure of tannin and acidity. It’s one of the more approachable 2017s, but still young, and it will keep for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOOD PAIRING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoast lamb with rosemary, braised beef, game, aged mountain cheeses. Decant for two hours or more and serve at 16–18°C.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elio Sandri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57629116825975,"sku":null,"price":92.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/7208\/7349\/files\/Barolo_Riserva_Vigna_Disa_Elio_Sandri.png?v=1792575447"},{"product_id":"elio-sandri-barolo-riserva-perno-vigna-disa-docg-2018-piemonte","title":"Elio Sandri, Barolo Riserva Perno Vigna Disa DOCG (2018) – Piemonte","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe estate’s top bottle, from its oldest vines, in a vintage that favoured grace over muscle.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eVigna Disa is the block Sandri keeps for his best wine, and in 2018 it came out perfumed and silky. It’s a Barolo you can start on sooner than you’d expect from a Riserva. Don’t rush it, though, because it has the depth to go on for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE GRAPE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% Nebbiolo from Vigna Disa, the oldest vineyard on the Cascina Disa estate, in the hamlet of Perno in Monforte d’Alba. The old, low-yielding vines are planted to the Lampia clone, and the block faces south.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRose petals, black cherry and truffle, with an exotic, spicy side that sets it apart from the estate’s other wines. The palate is silky, with fine tannins and a long finish. It comes from long ageing in large old oak, with no new wood and no fining or filtration. At 14.5% it stays graceful rather than powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOOD PAIRING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOsso buco, braised beef, white truffle tajarin, aged Castelmagno or Parmigiano. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elio Sandri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57629117874551,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/7208\/7349\/files\/Barolo_Riserva_Vigna_Disa_Elio_Sandri.png?v=1792575447"},{"product_id":"elio-sandri-barolo-perno-riserva-2016","title":"Elio Sandri, Barolo Riserva Perno  DOCG (2016) – Piemonte","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA great vintage, Sandri’s best parcel, and a Barolo that is still telling you to wait.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe 2016 Riserva is the sort of bottle people buy a case of and then pretend to forget about. Right now it is floral, spiced and almost transparent, but the structure underneath is stern and very young. Cellar it, or decant it for hours and drink it with something rich.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE GRAPE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% Nebbiolo from Sandri’s oldest, low-yielding vines on a cool, northeast-facing slope of Perno hill, in Monforte d’Alba. The Riserva is made only from the best fruit on the property.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeep floral and spiced aromas, with dark cherry, tar, leather, dried flowers, tobacco, licorice and a bitter-herb note like rhubarb root. The palate is austere and classic, with dense tannins, a balsamic lift and a long, finely detailed finish. It spends years in large old oak botti with no new wood, and it’s unfined and unfiltered. At 14.5% it stays tight and linear rather than heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOOD PAIRING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBraised beef, game, roast lamb, aged Castelmagno, white truffle tajarin. Decant for two to three hours and serve at 16–18°C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSEO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage title:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elio Sandri Barolo Perno Riserva DOCG 2016 | Monforte d’Alba – Passione Vino\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeta description:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eURL:\u003c\/strong\u003e \/products\/\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elio Sandri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57629134684535,"sku":null,"price":94.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/7208\/7349\/files\/Barolo_Riserva_Vigna_Disa_Elio_Sandri.png?v=1792575447"},{"product_id":"elio-sandri-barolo-perno-riserva-2010","title":"Elio Sandri, Barolo Riserva Perno  DOCG (2010) – Piemonte","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSixteen years on, 2010 is only just starting to open, and it’s worth the wait.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2010 is one of the great Barolo vintages\u003c\/strong\u003e, and Sandri’s Riserva shows why people still chase it. Black tea, tar and wild cherry sit over tannins that are no longer rough but still have real bite. It rewards a slow dinner and a long decant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE GRAPE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% Nebbiolo from Sandri’s best parcel on Perno hill, in Monforte d’Alba. The vines are old, the yields low, and the site is cool and northeast-facing, which is what keeps a wine this long-lived fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTar, sweet herbs, baked wild berries and black tea on the nose, with smoke, orange zest, violets and licorice coming through as it opens. The palate is rich and still firm, with wild cherry, earthy depth, assertive tannins and a very long finish. It’s a traditional Barolo, not over-extracted and not oaky, and a bottle this age should be decanted well ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOOD PAIRING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoast game, truffle risotto, braised veal cheek, aged Parmigiano. Decant for at least an hour and serve at 16–18°C.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elio Sandri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57629189374327,"sku":null,"price":204.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/7208\/7349\/files\/Unknown-2.jpg?v=1792577075"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/7208\/7349\/collections\/Unknown-2.jpg?v=1792586835","url":"https:\/\/shop.passionevino.co.uk\/collections\/aged-barolo-from-elio-sandri.oembed","provider":"Passione Vino","version":"1.0","type":"link"}