2021 | Francesco Rinaldi e Figli | Roussot Dolcetto d'Alba

Before we talk about the wine, let's just take a moment to admire that beautiful label. There's a logo that's never been near a trendy Shoreditch marketing agency. Anyway, back to the bottle's contents. This is made by a top Barolo producer but using dolcetto, a fun-packed life and soul of the party kind of grape. This is the kind of thing drunk by the jugload in restaurants in Piedmont. This would be great with meaty pasta dishes but you could also have it with oily fish like grilled sardines. Or add a splash to your mushroom risotto.

Producer Information

Francesco Rinaldi e Figli is an Italian wine producer, located in the Barolo appellation. It produces a range of wines in the various regional styles of Piedmont with signature variety here, Nebbiolo. Established in 1870, the brand was originally associated with the red wines of Alba, before the inaugural Barolo vintage in 1906. Founder Giovanni Rinaldi established the winery and cellar in the highly regarded Barolo Cannubi region. The winery was named for Giovanni's youngest son Francesco after he took over sole charge of the estate from his brothers in 1922. Francesco's granddaughters took over in the 1990s, expanding the winery's commercial markets internationally. Rinaldi's flagship wines are Barolos, but also produces wine from Barbera, Cortese, Dolcetto and Grignolino. The estate farms 2 hectares (5 acres) of Nebbiolo in Barolo Brunate, and a little more than that in Barolo Cannubi. It also has a further 3ha (7.4 acres) of Nebbiolo around the villages of Barolo, Castiglione Falletto and La Morra, and a little more than 2ha (5 acres) of Dolcetto. The winery buys in Nebbiolo from local growers for its Barbaresco, along with Grignolino and Barbera.

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