2017 Giuseppe Rinaldi Freisa Langhe
Community Tasting Note
forceberry wrote:
Monday, February 28, 2022 - 100% Freisa from the Ravera cru situated between the comunes of Barolo and Novello. Fermented spontaneously, macerated with the skins for 2-3 weeks, aged for 8-9 months in old oak botti casks, bottled with minimal SO2. 13,5% alcohol.
Youthful and somewhat translucent black cherry color. The nose feels rich and fragrant with sweet and slightly extracted aromas of black cherries, some primary notes of raspberry marmalade, a little bit of licorice, light funky notes of leather, a hint of ripe strawberry and a perfumed, floral touch of violets. Lovely! The wine feels ripe, rich and slightly extracted with a full body and juicy, somewhat sweet-toned flavors of black cherries, some wizened dark fruits, a little bit of ripe strawberry, light perfumed floral tones, a bitter hint of sour cherry and a touch of phenolic spice. The wine feels firm and very harmonious with its rather high acidity and moderately grippy medium tannins. The finish is rich, juicy and somewhat tannic with lengthy flavors of ripe black cherries, some wizened dark berries, a little bit of sweet strawberry, light leathery notes and a subtly smoky hint of phenolic spice.
A firm, balanced and thoroughly enjoyable Freisa that certainly feels as ripe and solar as one would expect a 2017 Piedmontese red to be, yet still the wine retains surprising sense of finesse and harmony. Although the wine is slightly sweeter than your typical Rinaldi Freisa with a perhaps slightly lower level of acidity, the wine still manages to strike a great balance between the ripe fruit, the structure and the aromatic, non-fruity (and even slightly funky and sauvage) elements. The wine is very much open for business and perfectly drinkable already now, but I can see the wine losing some of its sweet primary fruit and most exuberant youthful character if one is willing to wait for another 4-6 years. Great stuff that is fully enjoyable now and for years to come. Highly recommended.
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