Francesco Rinaldi, Barolo Cannubi, 2010 SO021726 Furst harvesting from limestone-rich slopes and

harvesting from limestone-rich slopes and vinifying traditionally with long macerations and aging in large Slavonian oak casks

The 2012 now carries more than a decade of bottle age

showing classic mature Médoc character with Margaux-like elegance

spicier and altogether more contemplative

Domaine Belle is a small Northern Rhône estate run by Philippe Belle

Francesco Rinaldi, Barolo Cannubi, 2010 SO021726 Furst harvesting from limestone-rich slopes andCannubi, the most storied cru in the commune of Barolo, from traditionalist Francesco Rinaldi in the great 2010 vintage. The family works this celebrated hillside the old fashioned way, with long macerations and extended aging in large Slavonian casks, no new oak in sight. Cannubi is the perfumed, graceful expression of Barolo, all lift and aromatic detail, and 2010's marriage of structure and freshness shows it off beautifully. Younger and more