Francesco Rinaldi Barolo Cannubi 2019 (750ml)

The 2019 Barolo Cannubi is another super-classic Barolo from Rinaldi. It offers a combination of Cannubi finesse and old-school power that is striking. Crushed flowers, mint, cedar, white pepper, leather and pine lend notable aromatic brilliance. Beneath it all lies a serious core of fruit, acid and tannin. Readers should be in no rush here.

95 Points

- By Antonio Galloni on September 2023

Francesco Rinaldi is one of the few producers of classically built wines that still remains somewhat under the radar. The wines can be a bit burly in the early going, but they come together very nicely with a few years of bottle age. Although the single vineyard Barolos get most of the attention here, I often find the straight Barolo to be one of the best wines in its peer group, as it is again in 2019. The Dolcetto remains the star among the house's entry-level offerings.