I had a few of these:

Borgogno 1961----they're stored large chestnut barrels and bottled on
order--They're no longer with Banfi so new importer may have not handled
wine well--the owner winemaker Cesare Boschis may have been 10 years old at
the time it was bottled

Francesco Rinaldi 1982 an excellent wine. Sig Rinaldi was former mayor of
Barolo--(he ran on platform of two Vespa in every garage and tartuffo in
every pot)
I think 82 was the first year they put Cannubi on the label--they had same
importer as Vallana, Daniele of Boston. We tasted a dynamite 1967 from a
huge wicker basket with enological oil on the surface--Sig Rinaldi used his
thief to pour us some wine.

Controtto was primarily an Asti producer for export--Hublein, their importer
when I visited in 1985 was not that interested in anything else from
Controtto then Asti which was one of the best available.
"DaleW" > wrote in message
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> Last night was the monthly gathering of SOBER (Several Oenophiles
> Becoming Extremely Rambunctious); Tim Rankin hosted and put on a very
> nice tasting. An assortment of Italian cheeses (Taleggio, Parmigiano
> Reggiano, Gorgonzola Dolce, Tomme Tarfuffo, etc.) were on the table,
> early on some mushroom quesdillas were passed, then after red flight #2
> was served we had stracotto (braised beef) and mushroom risotto (both
> very tasty).
>
> The opening wine was the 1975 Deutz (from magnum). I'm not in general
> the biggest fan of aged Champagne, often thinking "this is nice, but I
> think I would have liked better younger." This is the kind of bubbly
> that shows me the error of such generalizations. At 31 this is fresh
> and lively, with solid apple fruit accented with citrus zest, a
> pleasant yeasty note, elegant but with substance. Revisited later the
> yeast was more pronounced, and some aromas of almonds and a little
> chalk. Lovely Champagne. A-
>
> Flight #1 (all reds were blind)
>
> Wine #1 : Ripe cherry fruit, good acidity but a little flat on finish.
> Enjoyable but not profound. B. It's the 1961 Borgogno Barolo Riserva
> This is a library release that was recently obtained, and there was
> discussion that travel shock might be in play.
>
> Wine #2 : corked. Hard to get past. Others felt good material
> underneath the TCA. Too bad, it's the 1971 Contratto Barolo Riserva
>
> Wine #3 : Easily my favorite of flight. A little high-toned, bright
> with red fruit touched with flowers. Spicy, fun, slurpable. A- . The
> 1982 Francesco Rinaldi "Cannubi" Barolo
>
> Group had easily come to consensus they were Italian, and I think most
> had guessed Nebbiolo (I thought so for #3, but wasn't so sure re #1).
>
> Flight #2
>
> #4 Nose is ripe bordering on overripe. Ripe red fruit on palate, but
> with an acidic zing on the finish. Not my favorite, but pretty young
> tasting. B/B+
> It's the 1990 Pieve Santa Restituta "Rennina" Brunello di Montalcino
>
> #5 Big exotic nose, more mature feeling than it's flightmates. Round
> and ripe on the palate, but with good acidity and length, nice wine. B+
>
> 1990 Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino
>
> #6 Nose here is also exotic, with sandalwood and coffee. Ripe and big,
> some vanilla but not overwhelming. Gets smooth and chocolately with a
> little air. Really quite nice, and rather ready. A-/B+. It's the 1997
> Pertimali/Livio Sassetti Brunello di Montalcino.
>
> I had opined that these wines were much younger than first flight, all
> mid to late 90s, with #5 as most mature. #4 being a '90 Brunello
> surprised me. The '97 showed much better than other '97 Brunelli I've
> tried recently (Antinori Pian delle Vigne, etc).
>
> Flight #3
> Wine #7: Big, brawny, virile. There's some oak, but fairly integrated.
> Ripe
> dark berry and raspberry fruit, some earth, a hint of mint. Pretty
> impressive, if not my total favorite style. B+/B
>
> 1991 Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz
>
> Wine #8- Ripe and kirschy nose. Palate is more blackberries and black
> plums. Also big, but seems less balanced than #7. B-/B 1992 Penfolds
> Grange.
>
> I guessed Australia without a lot of certainty, the HOG was impressive,
> but a wine to have post-dinner (as we did) or with rare meat, not what
> I would want as regular table fare. I was a bit disappointed to find
> the #8 was Grange, I had liked my couple other tastes (different
> vintages).
>
> Fun night, good people.
>
> Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
> wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
> drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
> promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.
>