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1971 Barolo

Wine Details
Place of Origin

Italy

Barolo

Piedmont

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Nebbiolo

Vintages
1987197819761971197019641961
Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2018 - 2028

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Sadly, Piedmont has changed a lot over the last few decades. In the 1970s, Piedmont was a very different place than it is today. Only a few families knew economic prosperity. Instead, human values were the currency that drove the day to day for most locals. Technology was non-existent. The means used to make this Barolo were as rudimentary as one can imagine. A single vintage often took years to sell through. All of that is reflected in a wine that harkens back to an earlier era in Piedmont’s history.

Wines like the 1971 Barolo will never be made again – they can’t be. That is why it is such a treat to taste and experience Rinaldi’s 1971 in its full glory from a pristine bottle. At the time, Battista Rinaldi made his Barolo from all of the estate’s parcels, although in some years he also bottled a Brunata Riserva. The 1971 Barolo is a great wine from one of the great Piedmontese families.