1971 Francesco Rinaldi e Figli Barolo

Community Tasting Notes (37) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  10/31/2021 - VindependenceDay Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A friend brought this as a birthday gift. On initial opening, it had a muddy mushroom-ish barnyard funk. I could not figure what to think about it. We decanted it and put it aside for 2 hours. Wow what a difference that made. The nose was much bigger, very floral (rose/lavender), bacon fat. Mouthfeel was much bigger. Tannins receded but still an edge. It went from maybe 82 points to 93-94 points. A very interesting and special experience. Lovely.

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  4/11/2020 - Warren23 wrote: 94 Points

  Spectacular. Great structure, amazingly gripping, old Barolo. Earth floor with notes of blackberry, cherry liqueur, tobacco, and anise. Terrific QPR. Very slight bit of metallic aftertaste keeps it from being a 95.

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  8/30/2019 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  Nicely aged barolo. Drinking very well. In that good spot where you can get some of the more aged character and still just a background hint of fruit.

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  11/19/2018 - JEP007 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Perfume was rolling out the glass after a two hour decant. The dried roses, cedar, candied oranges, and some sweet cherries are what make this wine special. However, there is a tannic tone leaving an unresolved finish, might be better in another 10+ years.

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  11/20/2017 - Pancreatitis wrote:

  10 hours slow ox.
  This is a youthful but sturdy, tannic behemoth with a very reticent nose, on the palate coal, tar, dark cherries, rose, confection. At about the 12 hour mark Christmas confection, dominosteine, gingerbread, still very tannic.
  Decanting at 13 hours really opened up the nose: leather, dark earth, forest floor, truffles, complex spices. Whilst somewhat softened is still very tannic, but otherwise quite velvety dark red fruits, spice and confection.
  A few more decades probably wouldn’t hurt...

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