Luciano Sandrone, Barolo Cannubi Boschis, 1997 SO051226 Trousselle with limestone-rich soils

with limestone-rich soils

Expect lime and citrus

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Luciano Sandrone, Barolo Cannubi Boschis, 1997 SO051226 Trousselle with limestone-rich soilsThe 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