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| Community Tasting Notes (average 96 pts. and median of 96 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Robmcl920 on 3/3/2024 & rated 96 points: The ‘19 Brunate is an incredible young Barolo. The winemaking at Rinaldi continues to become more and more finessed. This wine is a perfect blend of super sweet, primary fruit with savory and herbal complexity, and the most finessed tannins imaginable in a Barolo this young.
On the nose, I found pure red berry fruit with hard candy like sweetness, a burst of fresh red roses, fresh mint, and a hint of leather. On the palate, the wine is medium in body with high acidity, stunning inner sweetness, and super fine grained tannins that are nearly fully integrated despite the wine’s youth. I found a similar flavor profile on the palate, but the wine showed a more prominent herbal, mint flavor on the finish than the mint note I got on the nose. I recall this same herbal, minty note when tasting this at the winery. Mint is a common flavor profile in Barolo, but on the finish here I think it stands out in an unusual way. (1269 views) | | | Tasted by connorpksmith on 3/2/2024 & rated 96 points: Vietti Rocche Vertical: PnP over a couple of hours. This was extremely elegant and one of best Barolos I've had over the past few years. The aromas were filled with bright candied red berries with a nice layer of menthol and orange peel. The palate aligns perfectly to my red fruit-forward wine preferences. The palate was also so finessed with the perfect level of acidity that kept everyone going back for more. This bottle went down very quickly, and I have no doubt every bottle we open in the future will follow the same fate. If only the importers/distributors stopped jacking up the price on these. I would be all in and buying multiple cases of the Rinaldi Brunate every year! 96 (1085 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 11/29/2023: Piemonte: Truffles instead of Turkey; 11/23/2023-12/2/2023 (Barolo, Barbaresco, Alto Piemonte and of course Alba): Ironically the same wine they have always produced that used to be Brunate-Le Coste but because of some rules it is now just the Brunate although still 15% Le Coste. Darker and a bit more spicy in style than the Tre Tine. It’s still got that clarity of expression that is so very true of this producer. Another wine really made for aging and would be interesting to see where it ends up in 20 years. (2255 views) | | | Tasted by AWBryce on 6/21/2023: Stunning wine,. Very perfumed, deep, red berry, earthy, complex,. Palate is balanced,. Long finish, Grey ripe fruit. Long life ahead. Fantastic showing (2391 views) | | | Tasted by Robmcl920 on 4/15/2023: Visit to Giuseppe Rinaldi; 4/13/2023-4/18/2023: Brief tasting at the winery. The ‘19 Brunate was beautiful and as with the other two Barolo, one of the more accessible wines I’ve tasted in 2019, not to say it also doesn’t have the material to age well.
The nose was darker than the Tre Tine but lighter than the Bussia, with dark red to black cherry fruits, menthol, sweet spices, and a touch of balsamic. On the palate, the Brunate is super finessed with minimal perception of tannin, showing the most refined of the three wines. The fruit tones are super sweet, which I almost always find in the rinaldi wines and to me makes them so easy to crave. Alongside dark fruit and sweet spices, I found some herbal tones like mint that I found across the wines. (2590 views) | | | Tasted by cct on 4/11/2023 & rated 96 points: With Carlotta
Balsam rose and tar. More serious and deeper nose than the Tre Tine. It's expansive with intensity and power delivered in a seemingly midweighted frame. this is deep and calm.Power and grace. Minerality and clarity. Firm ripe tannins on the finish. Terrific (1966 views) |
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GIUSEPPE RINALDI
A family-run production company, it exclusively produces grapes produced from its own vineyards. At the beginning of the 19th century, Battista Rinaldi was a cultivator of some vineyards of the Feudo of the Marquises Falletti di Barolo. Later he became a farmer owner and, initially, a seller of the grapes produced. Later, with his sons, he became a winemaker and bottler. The same company tradition, of character and craft dimensions, today continues with Giuseppe Rinaldi and the fifth and sixth generation daughters. The company produces Barolo for about 60% (Brunate vineyards, Le Coste, Cannubi-San Lorenzo, Ravera) and for the rest, Piedmontese wines such as Dolcetto d’Alba, Barbera d’Alba, Nebbiolo and Freisa delle Langhe, Ruchè.NebbioloNebbiolo is a red grape indigenous to the Piedmont region of Italy in the Northwest. The grape can also be found in other parts of the world, though they are not as respected.
Nebbiolo is often considered the "king of red wines," as it is the grape of the famed wines of Barolo DOCG, Barbaresco DOCG, and Roero DOCG. It is known for high tannins and acidity, but with a distinct finesse. When grown on clay, Nebbiolo can be very powerful, tannic, and require long aging periods to reach its full potential. When grown on sand, the grape exhibits a more approachable body with more elegant fruit and less tannins, but still has high aging potential.
"Nebbiolo" is named for the Italian word, "nebbia", which means "fog", in Italian and rightfully so since there is generally a lot of fog in the foothills of Piedmont during harvest.
Nebbiolo is a late-ripening variety that does best in a continental climate that boasts moderate summers and long autumns. In Piedmont, Nebbiolo is normally harvested in October.
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Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTrackerBrunateLocated on the southern border of the La Morra, though part of the vineyard is located in the neighboring commune of Barolo. Among the top vineyards on Piedmonte. As in Burgundy the best vineyards are all sub-divided in to small plots and with fragmented ownership. Consists of Tortonian soil. Typically produces more open, velvety, and plush wines. They are feminine, yet possess considerable structure and concentration.
Outline BrunateItaly Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only)
On weinlagen-infoLanghe Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Roero | Union of Producers of Albese Wines (Albeisa)BaroloRegional History:
The wines of Piedmont are noted as far back as Pliny's Natural History. Due to geographic and political isolation, Piedmont was without a natural port for most of its history, which made exportation treacherous and expensive. This left the Piedmontese with little incentive to expand production. Sixteenth-century records show a mere 14% of the Bassa Langa under vine -- most of that low-lying and farmed polyculturally. In the nineteenth century the Marchesa Falletti, a frenchwoman by birth, brought eonologist Louis Oudart from Champagne to create the first dry wines in Piemonte. Along with work in experimental vineyards at Castello Grinzane conducted by Camilo Cavour -- later Conte di Cavour, leader of the Risorgimento and first Prime Minister of Italy -- this was the birth of modern wine in the Piedmont. At the heart of the region and her reputation are Alba and the Langhe Hills. This series of weathered outcroppings south of the Tanaro River is of maritime origin and composed mainly of limestone, sand and clay, known as terra bianca. In these soils -located mainly around the towns of Barolo and Barbaresco -- the ancient allobrogica, now Nebbiolo, achieves its renowned fineness and power.
map of Barolo DOCG
An interesting thread on Traditional vs. Modern Barolo producers:
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=106291 |
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