Francesco Rinaldi e Figli, Barolo Cannubbio Size:6x750ml vanilla and peppery spice flavors

vanilla and peppery spice flavors and a smoky quality that emerges on the back half

papaya and mango aromas intertwined with the crystalline finesse and flintiness of the Schlossberg granite

There is a superb sense of underlying tension to the much more mineral-driven flavors that are also stunningly dense and powerful yet the bone dry and hugely long finish is an exercise in grace and harmony

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Francesco Rinaldi e Figli, Barolo Cannubbio Size:6x750ml vanilla and peppery spice flavorsThe 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