1961 Francesco Rinaldi e Figli Barolo
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By John Gilman
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Jul/Aug 2014, Issue #52, A Slew of Barolo and Barbaresco Vertical Reports For Too Much of a Good, Old Thing Is Never Enough -
By John Gilman
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Jul/Aug 2010, Issue #28, Francesco Rinaldi e Figli- Traditional Piemonte Excellence That Waits Only For the Fullness of Time
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By Richard Jennings
(Francesco Rinaldi e Figli Barolo) Bricked medium red violet color; dried cherry, dried shitake mushroom nose with possible light TCA; tasty, tart cherry, dried cherry, tart raspberry puree, anise, dried mushroom palate; should go 15-20 years; long finish
1/16/2014, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Francesco Rinaldi e Figli Barolo) Bricking medium dark red color with pale meniscus; lighter, roses, VA, tea, oranges, blood orange, autumnal nose; youthful, solid, dried cherry, red berry, dried orange, youthful palate, with 20 years or more to go; long finish 93+ pts. (seemed the youngest of our 3 Rinaldis, even though it was the oldest)
1/19/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points
4/1/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Festa del Piemonte: Gala Dinner (The Pool in NYC): Big and bright and bold and there does seem to be something about the 60's versions of this wine (my hunch is a bit of barbera but who knows?) that keeps them going. It's fresh and pretty and lots of body and is almost ready from the get go whereas the other older wines needed a bit of time to ease into their place.
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8/15/2020 - schan109 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Bottle breathe for 2 hours. Classic vintage Barolo. Most fruit already gone but showed strength and medium finishing.
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3/17/2019 - LWI wrote: 95 Points
Transparent, but healthy red color, no or minuscule ullage. All classic elements there, intense wine that holds up many hours in the glass, structured, very long and refreshing. Very good match with calf liver and chanterelle risotto.
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5/16/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: flawed
Dinner with the Barolo Boyz (Officine Brera - Los Angeles CA): Corked
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12/4/2017 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Pours out quite a pale colour but with a lively red tinge. The nose is seriously savoury with notes of meat, teak, porcini, chestnut, tar and earth. With air you get some decaying roses and Indian spice. It is lacy in the mouth with excellent depth of flavour and nice interplay between the sweet vinous flavours and all of the earthy things. Length is outstanding and there's still bright acidity and a gentle flex of tannin.
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