Elio Sandri, Barbera d'Alba Superiore, 2023 loirecount2026 and since the Austruy family

and since the Austruy family took over in 2001 the property has been polished into one of Provence's most reliable rosé houses

"Continuing with the Trebujena saga from the Veracruz vineyard

gravel-and-clay soils in Bourgueil

this wine is entering its sweet spot—tannins softening

so there's no oaky makeup here

Elio Sandri, Barbera d'Alba Superiore, 2023 loirecount2026 and since the Austruy familyElio Sandri is Barolo's quiet uncompromising master, farming 7. 5 hectares at Cascina Disa in the Perno cru of Monforte d'Alba, where he lives and works on site. Everything ferments in cement and ages in big old Slavonian botti, with no fining, no filtration and sulfur added only at bottling. This Barbera d'Alba Superiore captures his ethos in a more accessible package: deeply traditional, vibrant and honest. Production is tiny across the board here,