Luciano Sandrone Barolo Aleste 2019 750ml

Luciano Sandrone was one of Barolo's modern icons, and Aleste, formerly labeled Cannubi Boschis, is the family's flagship single-vineyard wine; its name combines Alessia and Stefano, Luciano's grandchildren. The 2019 vintage produced classically structured, aromatic Barolos, and Kerin O'Keefe awarded this one 98 points, calling it "stunning." She found camphor, forest floor, cedar and rose, with red cherry, pomegranate, star anise and white pepper on a racy, youthfully austere palate framed by tightly wound, fine-grained tannins. Wine Advocate described it as Barolo with a capital B, rich in dark fruit and spice. Give it until about 2028; it should age gracefully through 2050.