Francesco Rinaldi, Barolo Le Brunate, 2006 031925OFFER is a Merlot-led red (roughly

is a Merlot-led red (roughly 80% Merlot

this is a first-vintages producer worth getting in on early

Traditional winemaking with extended aging in large Slavonian oak casks

and remarkably elegant for the Barossa

It's a special bottling for Burlotto

Francesco Rinaldi, Barolo Le Brunate, 2006 031925OFFER is a Merlot-led red (roughlyA fully mature Barolo from the famed Brunate cru, and from one of the great traditionalist names that somehow stayed under the radar. Francesco Rinaldi e Figli has been making Barolo since the 1800s, farming two hectares of Brunate on the La MorraBarolo border at 250 to 350 meters, with long macerations and years in big Slavonian casks the old fashioned way. 2006 was a classic, structured vintage the kind that demands twenty years and repays them and