Luciano Sandrone, Barolo Cannubi, 1988 palinkerie holiday box Made from old Carignan and

Made from old Carignan and Syrah vines in the rugged garrigue-covered hills of the Hérault

The finish is long and whisper-salty

an ancient grape grown in Israel for 3

with extended skin contact

and a constellation of floral and herbal notes from orange blossom to sage

Luciano Sandrone, Barolo Cannubi, 1988 palinkerie holiday box Made from old Carignan andEarly era Sandrone a label from before the Cannubi naming wars settled. Luciano Sandrone founded his estate in 1978 and began bottling his Cannubi hill parcel separately from his very first vintage in 1985; the wine spent most of its life on the market as 'Cannubi Boschis' (the specific sub zone of his holdings) before being renamed Aleste in 2013 in tribute to his grandchildren Alessia and Stefano. This 1988 labeled simply 'Cannubi' is a snapshot of