Elio Altare Barolo Cannubi 2021
Red
Barolo, Italy
8.7
WineSaint
Inky and powerful, built like a fortress. Blackberry and cassis drive through layers of tobacco, tar and iron minerality. The tannins are formidable but ripe, demanding patience. A muscular Cannubi that will reward cellaring through 2041.
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Label
Elio Altare
→Elio Altare is one of the founding figures of the Barolo Boys movement, credited with modernizing Langhe winemaking in the 1980s through shorter macerations and French oak. His estate remains a benchmark for the progressive wing of Piedmont.