1989 Sandrone Barolo Cannubi Boschis—Dark red. This bottle of the 1989 Cannubi Boschis, which I purchased from a cold Italian cellar, is among the freshest I’ve tasted. Even today it remains a massively youthful wine, with soaring aromas of sweet toasted oak, tar, menthol and spices that are followed by a tightly wound core of fruit on a concentrated palate of exceptional length. It is an outrageously decadent Barolo that will continue to drink well for the next 10-15 years, perhaps more. 97/drink now-2016, 01/06

The 1989 Barolo Cannubi Boschis is another treasure to be added to Sandrone's impressive resume. Backward for a 1989, it exhibits a dense purple color, a blossoming nose of smoky new oak, black fruits, and tar, rich, full-bodied, multi-layered flavors, and awesome dimension and persistence in the mouth. Anticipated maturity: 1996-2010. In my tasting circle we refer to Luciano Sandrone, one of the finest Barolo producers, as "Super Sandrone!" His performances during the decade of the eighties were mindboggling. Importer: a Marc di Grazia Selection, Michael Skurnick Wines, Westbury, NY.