1979 Francesco Rinaldi e Figli Barolo

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  10/12/2021 - JEP007 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I was nervous on pnp as it tasted quite oxidized and tannic, but when in doubt...always give more time to breath. Sure enough, an hour later it was good to go and got better as the night went along. This is not a cocktail wine, but a great food wine that paired nicely to homecooked Italian dinner to celebrate a 1979 birth year.

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  6/11/2017 - David Paris (dbp) wrote: 88 Points

  This was opened and allowed to breath for 3 hours before dinner. When it was poured at first I thought it had a ton of sediment, but actually there was none... it was just ridiculous cloudy. The color was very hazy, light brown/red. It looked way older than it is. Actually, the whole way through, this wine came across way older than it is. It has pleasing acidity on the palate and finish, but all of the flavors were on the stale fruit side, with some gritty tannins, reminding us of some old books. Overall a fine wine, but not one of the better '79s I've had, and this particular wine has seen its best days a while back.

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