Francesco Rinaldi e Figli, Barolo Cannubbio Size:6x750ml orange peel and fernet

orange peel and fernet

The wine is precocious

not that I'm judgmental or anything

decadent dark fruit flavors show a liqueur-like density but don't come off as heavy thanks to slow-mounting minerality and a touch of spicy black pepper

pure expression of blackberry

Francesco Rinaldi e Figli, Barolo Cannubbio Size:6x750ml orange peel and fernetThe 2006 Barolo Cannubbio is fabulous. Roses, sweet spices, dark cherries, minerals and licorice are some of the notes that emerge from this deceptively medium bodied Barolo. Cannubi is the most famous hillside in Barolo for a number of reasons, not the least of which is a unique terrain where the two main soil types of the Langhe the sandier composition of the western part of the zone and the more compact terrain of the eastern parts are found in