THE PRODUCER
Since 1965, the Sandri family have had their base and winery “Cascina Disa” in
the heart of Monforte d’Alba. Vineyards are planted between 300-500 metres above
sea level, with prime eastern and southern exposures, and are farmed with as
little intervention as possible. Around 3,500 bottles are produced per year, and
the winemaking at Sandri is as low in intervention as the vineyard work. Ripe,
exuberant and modern in style, these wines are thought by many to be some of the
best in the region.

THE WINE
Sandri’s Barolo Riserva “Perno” is made from vines that are minimum 35 years old
and which are growing with south-east exposure in iron-rich sandstone and
limestone clay. “Perno” is fermented in concrete and then aged for minimum three
years in 225L barrels. Exuberant and powerful, “Perno” is a wine of dark cherry,
savoury, herbaceous, and liquorice complexity and with persistent tannins and a
long finish.

INFORMATION
Type:RedVintage:2016Country:ItalyRegion:Piedmont
Sub region:BaroloGrape:100%  Nebbiolo
Style:Savory and ClassicSweetness:DryABV:14.5%Drinking window:2022 - 2050Size:
750mlFood match:Lamb


CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.