2019 was an excellent Bordeaux vintage
planted on galestro-rich soils at higher elevation
The Brick Kiln block sits on Bridgehampton Silt Loam with a distinctive 8-inch vein of blue-grey clay 30 inches down
and 18 years on this magnum (which ages on a slower curve than 750ml) is settling into full drinking window: sweet red fruit
but Archanes producers managed without blight
Elio Sandri, Barolo Perno Riserva, 2019 CALIFORNIA COUNT 2019 was an excellent BordeauxElio Sandri is one of Barolo's most coveted traditionalists, farming 7. 5 hectares at Cascina Disa in the Perno cru of Monforte d'Alba, living and making wine on site. He works the old way: fermentation in cement, long aging in enormous Slavonian botti, no fining, no filtration, sulfur only at bottling. This Perno Riserva from the celebrated 2019 vintage is Nebbiolo at its most resonant, both exuberant and austere, built for the long haul. With only a