2018 Elio Sandri, Barolo Riserva 'Perno' Subregion_Pomerol Iban and Teo

Iban and Teo

becoming a real bartenders' favorite and a hip go-to

manages several high-altitude parcels on Etna’s north face using organic viticulture to steward old-vine field blends

The late Giuseppe Rinaldi’s adherence to uncompromising traditionalism is defined by non-interventionist organic farming and long spontaneous fermentations in open-top Slavonian oak *tini* to prioritize structural integrity

2018 Elio Sandri, Barolo Riserva 'Perno' Subregion_Pomerol Iban and TeoTucked away in the Perno Cru of Monforte dAlba, Elio Sandri operates outside the frantic pace of modern Barolo, producing wines that are unabashedly Monforte. Wines of immense power and ageability. At Cascina Disa, Sandri ignores the pull of passing trends. He adheres to the unhurried philosophy of a winemaker who listens to his wines. While the DOCG mandates minimum aging in botti of 18 months for Barolo and Riserva, Elio trusts what is in the glass;