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The 2012 Barolo Riserva Perno is the most elegant of the three 2012 Barolos I tasted. Soaring aromatics convey an impression of elegance and nuance that these wines don't always show. Even so, there is plenty of the depth and power that are such signatures of these Barolos. Sweet tobacco, mint, spice, cedar and dried flowers are all laced throughout in this engaging, super-expressive Barolo from Elio Sandri. 2022 - 2037
- By Antonio Galloni on November 2018
"There is not a single wine in this cellar that is not flawed," Elio Sandri told me with a big smile as I entered the winery. To be sure, Sandri does things his way. The wines are rich, potent and loaded with structure, which means they will appeal most to readers with classically leaning palates. More than anything else, though, I find these wines to have true soul and a fragile sense of humanity that makes them absolutely compelling and distinctive.