Renowned for its exceptional finesse and aromatic complexity
rocky volcanic soils at the northern end of the Mayacamas
Vecchie Viti comes off roughly 80-year-old vines and sees 24 months in large Austrian oak botte
with tannins that are firm but finely grained
the wine spent 12 months aging in oak (30% new) and was left unfiltered
Francesco Rinaldi, Barolo Cannubi, 2010 BORDCOUNT0730 Renowned for its exceptional finesseCannubi, the most storied cru in the commune of Barolo, from traditionalist Francesco Rinaldi in the great 2010 vintage. The family works this celebrated hillside the old fashioned way, with long macerations and extended aging in large Slavonian casks, no new oak in sight. Cannubi is the perfumed, graceful expression of Barolo, all lift and aromatic detail, and 2010's marriage of structure and freshness shows it off beautifully. Younger and more