The purity and brightness of nebbiolo is so impressive here. Strawberries and blue fruit abound. Full-bodied, yet tight and very polished with a long, persistent finish. Very transparent and appealing. Drink in 2025 and onwards.

The 2017 Sandrone Barolo Aleste, made from grapes from the Cannubi Boschis vineyard, is a deep color with a bluer tone than many 2017s and looks more youthful. It has a slight lifted, violet, perfumed note and gentle, smoky, spice. On the palate, it has a round, muscular, forceful style yet with an amazingly gentle texture and great charm and finesse. There is a touch of dryness to the finish which is a fingerprint of the 2017 vintage, yet this wine seamlessly flows across the palate with great harmony. These are such pleasurable wines to drink. Perhaps wait two years for the wine to open even more but it is deliciously approachable already. (SH)

The 2017 Barolo Aleste is a dark, ample wine. Dark cherry, plum, new leather, spice and licorice bring out darker tones of Nebbiolo. All the natural power of these parcels come through effortlessly. Best of all, the 2017 will drink well with minimal cellaring. (AG)