Francesco Rinaldi, Barolo Le Brunate, 2016 so021124 rose bubbles for valentines offer mouth-coating texture this grape gives

mouth-coating texture this grape gives when picked at the right moment

bringing a philosophical commitment to balance that translates into wine of uncommon freshness

or charcuterie

expect some bottle-to-bottle variation

with just a faint hint of lemon

Francesco Rinaldi, Barolo Le Brunate, 2016 so021124 rose bubbles for valentines offer mouth-coating texture this grape gives2016 is the Barolo vintage people will still be arguing about decades from now in the best possible way. Brunate is one of the great crus, a south and southeast facing amphitheater straddling La Morra and Barolo at 250350 meters, on limestone clay soils with a sandy streak that lends perfume rather than brawn. Francesco Rinaldi & Figli is an old guard house and makes it the old guard way: a long maceration in stainless, then at least three years