1985 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Riserva

Medium red. The Rinaldi appears to be more evolved, with suggestions of leather and tobacco on the nose. It is an accessible wine that offers notable concentration in its rich, ripe red fruit flavors and soft, velvety texture, with an indescribably beautiful, ethereal finish that makes me want to taste this again and again. Perhaps fooled by this wine's super-rich, sweet fruit, I guessed this to be a modern Barolo…and I was not alone. One of the most surprising and enjoyable wines of the night.