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Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - The ‘17 Tre Tine is a promising wine, showing the strengths and weaknesses of the ‘17 vintage - the expression is classic Tre Tine and doesn’t show much of the heat of the year, but the tannins are a bit stricter than normal and the wine lacks a bit of the density of the best years. This is not an early drinking wine. It is probably best left for at least another 5 years for the wine to open up a bit and for the strict tannins to soften. As usual (2019 may be an exception), in 2017 I think the Brunate is the wine that is easier to drink young as it is more finessed and exotic while the Tre Tine is more classic.

On the nose, I found classic aromatics of sweet red cherry, rose petals, menthol, and a touch of a more rustic leather note. On the palate, the wine is medium to light in body with a classic but simple expression of sweet red cherry fruit, red floral tones, and mint. It seems tight right now, so I bet more complexity will emerge with time. At times, it is strict and at times, a bit more of that Rinaldi sweetness emerges. The tannin quality here is good by 2017 standards, but a bit grainier than usual for Rinaldi, but with 5-10 years in bottle this should be drinking well.

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