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Saturday, September 30, 2017 - Two 2013 Francesco Rinaldis: From a 2.4 ha vineyard with south-eastern exposure. Vines planted between 1969 and 1990 on a sandy, silty and clay soil. A brighter, more vibrant, lighter red colour. Sweetly perfumed with gentle florals, red cherries, raspberries and other mainly red fruit. Light and breezy, with a touch of tobacco. In the mouth, fleshy and succulent. Seeming to have a real 2013 Barolo character with plenty of juicy red berries. Elegant and pretty with the tannins, acids and fruit well proportioned and balanced. Very traditional with no trace of oak. Good weight, power and structure below the silky surface. Very open, drinking very well now. I wondered if the wine will shut down or remain relatively open, over its early life ... ? It did however shut down a little over the next day ...

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