Jay Kline

9.5

Rounding out the flight of legendary Barolo estates, Francesco Rinaldi certainly takes its rightful place in the pantheon of Piemonte’s history. By 1970, the estate had been under the leadership of Luciano Rinaldi for nearly three decades. I can’t verify but I believe Luciano was sourcing fruit from Cannubi, Sarmassa and Vignane in Barolo; Codana in Castiglione Falletto; and Rocche dell'Annunziata and Boiolo in La Morra.

This particular bottle was poured into a decanter and allowed to breath for five hours. It was subsequently returned to its bottle a couple hours prior to service and enjoyed alongside the ‘41 Conterno and the ‘61 Cappellano. The 1970 Classico pours a ruddy garnet color with a translucent core and a slightly orange rim; medium viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of ripe and dried Morello cherry, shiso, alpine herbs, cola nut, dried roses, truffle, and dried gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose, the finish is long. Stunning stuff. As expected, this bottle came across noticeably more youthful than the two elder statesmen poured alongside. An outstanding pairing with the agnolotti del plin. If this bottle is representative, there is still quite a bit of life left in this. Drink now with patience and through 2040+. — a month ago

D G

9.1

Came across a little flat even after 2.5 hour decant — 5 years ago

James Thacker

9.4

Remarkable wine. Earth, flowers and fruit. Beautiful balance in all aspects. — 6 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.0

Solid quaffer with character — 4 months ago

with Sarah

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Glorious nose of ethereal cherries and heroic levels of spice. Lots of humidor aromas and cigar box. Awesome. Needs air for florals but hints developing. Palate is young but the quality is there. Juicy with great acids and some opulent amplitude in the mid palate with top notch finesse and terrific tannins and structure. Very ripe tannins But elegant all the way through. A stunning Barolo. — a year ago

Natalie Abinante

9.0

Goes really well with sesame chicken and noodles. Would probably go well with many chicken dishes. Light, not tannic/acidic. — 5 years ago

with Mary

Fabio Franchella

9.1

Der wein war fast so tiefgründig wie der abend. Take care, Kathrin! — 8 months ago

with Kathrin

Ben Christen

9.3

Great wine, great restaurant — 3 years ago

Kim Bassett

9.3

At Bacco, half bottle. — 4 years ago

Adam Gäfvert

8.9

Flirtig och en riktigt törstsläckare! Fläder, päron och sommar buteljerat. — 6 years ago