Elio Sandri, Barbera d'Alba Superiore, 2023 loirecount2026 the egg-shaped clay vessels sunk

the egg-shaped clay vessels sunk into the floor

The result is an unusual Dunn

gravel-and-clay soils in Bourgueil

this wine is entering its sweet spot—tannins softening

6th-generation Côte-Rôtie (since 1807)

Elio Sandri, Barbera d'Alba Superiore, 2023 loirecount2026 the egg-shaped clay vessels sunkElio Sandri is Barolo's quiet uncompromising master, farming 7. 5 hectares at Cascina Disa in the Perno cru of Monforte d'Alba, where he lives and works on site. Everything ferments in cement and ages in big old Slavonian botti, with no fining, no filtration and sulfur added only at bottling. This Barbera d'Alba Superiore captures his ethos in a more accessible package: deeply traditional, vibrant and honest. Production is tiny across the board here,