Luciano Sandrone, Barolo Cannubi Boschis, 1997 SO_Muzard_032824 A mineral backbone underscores the

A mineral backbone underscores the wine’s depth

fashions this 100% Syrah as a 'mini Côte Rôtie'—unfined and unfiltered

macerations run up to sixty days

and Ravera—from a family making wine in Piedmont since 1870

The 2019 vintage gave ripe

Luciano Sandrone, Barolo Cannubi Boschis, 1997 SO_Muzard_032824 A mineral backbone underscores theThe wine that made Sandrone famous, now drinking from a riper, more generous vintage. Cannubi Boschis (later renamed Aleste) is the single cru Luciano picked out to bottle on its own every year from 1985, a choice that helped popularize the modern Barolo cru. The 1997 was a warm, opulent year across Piedmont, so this leans plusher and more open than the structured 1996 alongside it. It's a mature bottle from a private collection, well into its