2017 Barolo, Le Vigne, Luciano Sandrone, Piedmont, Italy

Fruit here is from a mosaic of vineyards and villages: Baudana in Serralunga, Villero in Castiglione, Merli in Novello and Vignane in Barolo. The warm year has created a heady cocktail of coffee, pepper, mint and macerated cherry. The vines are over 50 years old. There’s more Merli and less Serralunga, mitigating the taut structure the latter imparts. Drink 2026-2045.