1971 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo
BY ANTONIO GALLONI |
The essence of old-school Barolo. That pretty much sums up the Barolo Battista Rinaldi crafted in 1971. From the moment it is opened, the 1971 is special. The aromatics alone are captivating. Sweet tobacco, cedar, mint, dried cherry, truffle, licorice, smoke and exotic spice overtones all suggest a fully mature wine, and yet the 1971 has an inner sweetness to its fruit and a level of sheer depth that make it clear that the state of the cork will ultimately determine the wine’s life, rather than the quality of what is in the bottle itself. Powerful and yet gracious, with superb persistence, Rinaldi’s 1971 Barolo embodies what traditional Barolo was all about during this era.
