Francesco Rinaldi & Figli Langhe Nebbiolo 2021 October2023Reductions this vintage reveals the old-fashioned

this vintage reveals the old-fashioned know-how of Veuve Fourny: manual grape-stomping and long maceration

and spice layered in perfect balance

and substantial concentration

Complete deliciousness

then matures for ten months in barrels of various sizes

Francesco Rinaldi & Figli Langhe Nebbiolo 2021 October2023Reductions this vintage reveals the old-fashionedThe entry point to one of Barolo's most resolutely traditional houses, founded in 1870 and run today by Luciano Rinaldi's nieces Paola and Piera (Luciano retired in 2002). (Yes, Francesco Rinaldi e Figli is a different estate from Giuseppe Rinaldi, though the families are related.) The fruit for this Langhe Nebbiolo comes from young vines planted in the famed Cannubi cru itself, vinified with 15 to 20 days on the skins in vitrified cement and refined