Double decanted in the AM and drunk that evening over a few hours
Unexpectedly mature nose with soy, roses red fruit licorice florals, and decayed leaves. Supple and broad on the palate with lovely umami tertiary notes that if the bottle were 15 years older I would love. This still is well balanced, with a sense clarity and focus, and finishes with fine tannins, but another early aughts advanced Giuseppe Rinaldi bottle. Still very good but but concerning and a shadow of what it should be. I will try one from my cellar soon. 89
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Never would I ever.....order a Barolo, off a list from a restaurant. However, the list was primarily Italian wines and they had a fantastic list with a very very fair price. I felt that I ought to order a Barolo and especially an older vintage Rinaldi when I saw this on the menu.
Opened up with a beautiful bouquet of rose petals and hints of crushed cherries. No funk or leather either on the nose or on the palate. 18 years young and it showed. Barolo for me is to be drunk very young or old and this is approaching it's prime.
I decanted half the bottle and half was left in bottle. The half drunk over 60mins showed quite a fast evolution. From notes of cherries/wild strawberries to chamois leather. I felt that the wine broke down quickly and evolved and faded aggressively compared to the other half I drank out of the bottle. This was more lively and energetic, fresh and young.
Quite a contrast but still an amazing bottle from which I understood the magic of Barolo. I can't wait to taste a 2010 Tre Tine I have just purchased.
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M&PD dinner at Bisato. Drank this with a 1990 Conterno Monfortino Riserva, which isn't really fair. This bottle also had some affectation on the nose which fortunately did not make its way to the palate. Palate and finish were a lovely mix of dark fruit and pepper. But it was completely outclassed by Giacomo.
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M&PD Tasting: Bisato (Seattle, WA, USA): The nose is loaded with balsamic and oxidative notes--we were worried. Yet the palate is so powerful, rustic, balsamic, Mark finds "pepper". This was the complete opposite of the polish of the Monfortino, yet it was utterly delicious and pleasing.
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From magnum. Uncorked 18 hours prior to tasting served into Zalto Burgundy glass (“Root” day): Pale garnet to the eyes, with fine deposits.
Earthy, florals and fine minty spices at its best.
Very well integrated already. With high toned purplish and red cherry of florals. Reminds of the uplifting and powdery cosmetics not dissimilar to the 1996 Giacosa Villero tasted before.
What a crazy wine this is. 95-96 points easy.
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Mildly corked, worsened given overnight decant. Still a 92+ despite being corked, awesome potential. Some chunky sediment + in its mildly corked state seemed mature and ready to go.
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Barolo 2004 tasting (My place): Barolo 2004 tasting. 8 wines blind. All bottles opened 24h in advance. This also had a deeply earthy, almost ferrous nose, but the fruit was much more evident than in the Mascarello. On the palate this was firm, powerful earthy and somber but with wonderful freshness on its long finish. Great wine. Mistaken for G Rinaldi's Brunate. This still drank very well on day 2 and showed similarly.
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This was a great addition to our amazing Barolo tasting. I hold a very special place in my heart for the Rinaldi wines and truly love the style. While some of the wines in the 90ies are a little inconsistent, when they are on they are really great. This bottle showed a little bit advanced, but the house style was still shining through. Notes of loveage, a touch of oxidation, but also dark and red berries, some tar, also some crushed dried flowers and dried fruit. It‘s medium+ bodied, with medium-high acidity and medium-high tannin that is super silky. Good length. A very pretty Cannubi San Lorenzo-Ravera that might have been just a touch too advanced to be truly great. Still a privilege to taste it.
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Dinner with Friends (Osteria Langhe): Something just didn't quite feel right with this bottle. I suspect it might have been lightly corked, but no one else at the table agreed. The nose is quite light with dull cherry, earth and an occasion trace of what could be TCA. The palate was again dull and muted. Sure it had the classic Barolo flavors you'd look for, but just muted. I suppose it could just be in an awkward spot. Decanted for ~3-4 hours. A mystery.
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We had this wine in the same format (magnum) two years ago and it was very tight back in 2016. After 2 years of waiting, and opened the wine 7 hours ahead of the event, the 2004 Cannubi Ravera showed nice bouquet of flowers, red cherries, purple plums, and fresh tea leaves, on the palate, it was quite fresh and vibrant with lots of red and purple berries. Typically the wines from Cannubi is more rustic but I thought this 2004 Cannubi was rather elegant, the tannin was actually round /slightly soft. I quite enjoyed this wine that night.
Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo wine dinner in New York with friends List of wines we had: 1985 riserva selezionata Brunate, 1993 Brunate Le Coste, 1994 Brunate Le Coste, 1995 Brunate Le Coste, 1996 Brunate Le Coste, 1997 Brunate Le Coste, 1998 Brunate Le Coste magnum, 1999 Brunate Le Coste, 2001 Brunate Le Coste, 2004 Ravera magnum, 2005 Brunate Le Coste, 2006 Brunate Le Coste, 2007 Brunate Le Coste
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The ‘04 Cannubi San Lorenzo stood out among our flight of Brunate-Le Coste for it’s darker, richer personality, as the nose opened to reveal mineral-laced blackberry and crushed cherries, lifted by hauntingly dark sweet florals and dusty earth. On the palate, I found soft textures with depths of front-loaded fruit, showing zesty black raspberry, blackberry, and saline-minerals, yet there was a lack of follow-through on the mid-palate which gave the wine a hollow sensation. The finish was medium-long with saturating sweet dried cherries, spice and hints of fine tannin.
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Decanted for an hour before enjoying with steak dinner. Bold with dark fruit flavors. Tannins were soft and overall the wine was very approachable. Felt it was a little short of my expectations for a Barolo of this vintage.
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Decanted a couple hours. Quite expressive for such a young wine. Terrific aromatics. Palate more closed with lots of acidity but tolerable tannins especially with food. Darker fruit profile and quite concentrated. Drinkable now but will hold. More forward than expected.
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From the wine list at Lupa Osteria (NYC), decanted for about 1 hour before drinking. On the nose, dark fruit, dry forest leaves and soil. On the palate, dark cherries, tar, earth and a hint of florals. Pairs nicely with the Bucatini Amatraciana, less well with the Cacio e Pepe. Based on the nose and the taste we both would have guessed this was much older than it actually was. Very nice bottle of wine, but I was hoping for something a little more wow.
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Fresh, rather clean, linear tasting, high toned with acidic structure still. After about 1 hr open it began to emerge and show more fruit and complexity. This still needs time.
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Similar notes to bottle from 2 years ago though this showed a little bit more in the way of cherry fruit and less astringent structure. Really nice young classic Barolo.
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The nose showed undergrowth, dried cherry and minerals, but came across as much more advanced than expected. On the palate, it showed gruff tannin with tart red fruit and a vein of strict acidity. Cloying red fruits lingered on the finish. I don’t believe this was a sound bottle, having likely been exposed to heat at some point during its life.
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Nebbiolo: Amaro, note, di rhum, fiori, il meno morbido della serata, ha un tocco di Rinaldi inconfondibile. Penso di aver capito la sintesi di un buon cannubi: struttura, calore, potenza, profumi, beva.
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This is a great young Barolo. Stunning aromatics - classic notes of tar and roses along with plum and some leather. The palate shows the youth as there is a ton of tannin and it is a little astringent on the finish today. Regardless, this is a beautiful wine with tremendous complexity and with a lot of time I imagine it will be outstanding. 93+
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tasted this at an 11-year vertical tasting and dinner with Marta Rinaldi. more chocolately than the '05. hints of something stronger otn---a slight fumey tar quality, almond paste. tons of grip, some savory qualities emerge with some decanting.
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Tanaro Wine Dinner (Palate Food + Wine - Glendale, CA): From a magnum. One of the purest expressions of 04 Barolos I have tasted to date, a harmonious convergence of rigorously traditional winemaking and a fantastic vintage. Sexy yet structured with unadulterated notes of ripe plums, black cherries, licorice, truffle, and forest floor that end with sweet tobacco and dried cherries. A wine to seek out and cherish, for it will only get better. Tied for WOTN. 94+ points.
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Italian Wine Merchants While Bartolo Mascarello is often crowned the “Last of the Mohicans,” his spirit prevails through the work of his cousin Giuseppe Rinaldi. In fact, not only are Mascarello and Rinaldi connected by viticultural philosophy and an aversion to innovation (whether phones or rotofermentors), they also share some of the same historic vineyards. As the Romanée vineyards are to Burgundy, so are the Cannubi vineyards to Barolo. While Cannubi San Lorenzo-Ravera is regarded as Rinaldi’s feminine Barolo, in 2004 it seems to be seriously exploring its more masculine side by exhibiting, as it does, an atypical concentration and a formidable framework. Thus, while Cannubi’s contribution derives specifically from San Lorenzo, the portion of the cru noted for imparting aromatic distinction to a blend, in this vintage that perfume is particularly intense and abundant. Ravera signifies its contribution with a robust tannic constitution that matches the heightened aromatic profile. As with Brunate-Le Coste, the depth of the wine’s fruit is more apparent than Rinaldi would probably care to acknowledge. But it’s there, subtly intimated by what the wine reveals over the course of several hours’ aeration. With a minute production level of about 300 cases, it’s no wonder the collectors gather at the cellar door. Expect maturing of this wine to commence from 2012-2025
2/2/2024 - cct wrote: 89 Points
Giuseppe Rinaldi at Chi Siamo, NYC (Ch Siamo, NYC): Giuseppe Rinaldi at Chi Siamo, NYC
Double decanted in the AM and drunk that evening over a few hours
Unexpectedly mature nose with soy, roses red fruit licorice florals, and decayed leaves. Supple and broad on the palate with lovely umami tertiary notes that if the bottle were 15 years older I would love. This still is well balanced, with a sense clarity and focus, and finishes with fine tannins, but another early aughts advanced Giuseppe Rinaldi bottle. Still very good but but concerning and a shadow of what it should be. I will try one from my cellar soon. 89
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4/20/2022 - Sean_005 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Never would I ever.....order a Barolo, off a list from a restaurant. However, the list was primarily Italian wines and they had a fantastic list with a very very fair price. I felt that I ought to order a Barolo and especially an older vintage Rinaldi when I saw this on the menu.
Opened up with a beautiful bouquet of rose petals and hints of crushed cherries. No funk or leather either on the nose or on the palate. 18 years young and it showed. Barolo for me is to be drunk very young or old and this is approaching it's prime.
I decanted half the bottle and half was left in bottle. The half drunk over 60mins showed quite a fast evolution. From notes of cherries/wild strawberries to chamois leather. I felt that the wine broke down quickly and evolved and faded aggressively compared to the other half I drank out of the bottle. This was more lively and energetic, fresh and young.
Quite a contrast but still an amazing bottle from which I understood the magic of Barolo. I can't wait to taste a 2010 Tre Tine I have just purchased.
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4/18/2022 - Brolawa Likes this wine: 92 Points
M&PD dinner at Bisato. Drank this with a 1990 Conterno Monfortino Riserva, which isn't really fair. This bottle also had some affectation on the nose which fortunately did not make its way to the palate. Palate and finish were a lovely mix of dark fruit and pepper. But it was completely outclassed by Giacomo.
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4/18/2022 - Eric wrote:
M&PD Tasting: Bisato (Seattle, WA, USA): The nose is loaded with balsamic and oxidative notes--we were worried. Yet the palate is so powerful, rustic, balsamic, Mark finds "pepper". This was the complete opposite of the polish of the Monfortino, yet it was utterly delicious and pleasing.
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12/16/2021 - Barnaby33 wrote:
Took to Vintage for killer bar on 12/17. Opened 12/16 at noon.
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7/18/2021 - Tony Ling Likes this wine: 96 Points
From magnum. Uncorked 18 hours prior to tasting served into Zalto Burgundy glass (“Root” day): Pale garnet to the eyes, with fine deposits.
Earthy, florals and fine minty spices at its best.
Very well integrated already. With high toned purplish and red cherry of florals. Reminds of the uplifting and powdery cosmetics not dissimilar to the 1996 Giacosa Villero tasted before.
What a crazy wine this is. 95-96 points easy.
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2/6/2021 - SARED wrote: flawed
Mildly corked, worsened given overnight decant. Still a 92+ despite being corked, awesome potential. Some chunky sediment + in its mildly corked state seemed mature and ready to go.
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11/21/2020 - gilrbo Likes this wine:
Barolo 2004 tasting (My place): Barolo 2004 tasting. 8 wines blind. All bottles opened 24h in advance.
This also had a deeply earthy, almost ferrous nose, but the fruit was much more evident than in the Mascarello. On the palate this was firm, powerful earthy and somber but with wonderful freshness on its long finish. Great wine.
Mistaken for G Rinaldi's Brunate.
This still drank very well on day 2 and showed similarly.
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10/9/2020 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was a great addition to our amazing Barolo tasting. I hold a very special place in my heart for the Rinaldi wines and truly love the style. While some of the wines in the 90ies are a little inconsistent, when they are on they are really great.
This bottle showed a little bit advanced, but the house style was still shining through. Notes of loveage, a touch of oxidation, but also dark and red berries, some tar, also some crushed dried flowers and dried fruit. It‘s medium+ bodied, with medium-high acidity and medium-high tannin that is super silky. Good length. A very pretty Cannubi San Lorenzo-Ravera that might have been just a touch too advanced to be truly great. Still a privilege to taste it.
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12/19/2018 - Nanda wrote:
Dinner with Friends (Osteria Langhe): Something just didn't quite feel right with this bottle. I suspect it might have been lightly corked, but no one else at the table agreed. The nose is quite light with dull cherry, earth and an occasion trace of what could be TCA. The palate was again dull and muted. Sure it had the classic Barolo flavors you'd look for, but just muted. I suppose it could just be in an awkward spot. Decanted for ~3-4 hours. A mystery.
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11/19/2018 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:
We had this wine in the same format (magnum) two years ago and it was very tight back in 2016. After 2 years of waiting, and opened the wine 7 hours ahead of the event, the 2004 Cannubi Ravera showed nice bouquet of flowers, red cherries, purple plums, and fresh tea leaves, on the palate, it was quite fresh and vibrant with lots of red and purple berries. Typically the wines from Cannubi is more rustic but I thought this 2004 Cannubi was rather elegant, the tannin was actually round /slightly soft. I quite enjoyed this wine that night.
Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo wine dinner in New York with friends
List of wines we had: 1985 riserva selezionata Brunate, 1993 Brunate Le Coste, 1994 Brunate Le Coste, 1995 Brunate Le Coste, 1996 Brunate Le Coste, 1997 Brunate Le Coste, 1998 Brunate Le Coste magnum, 1999 Brunate Le Coste, 2001 Brunate Le Coste, 2004 Ravera magnum, 2005 Brunate Le Coste, 2006 Brunate Le Coste, 2007 Brunate Le Coste
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11/7/2018 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 93 Points
The ‘04 Cannubi San Lorenzo stood out among our flight of Brunate-Le Coste for it’s darker, richer personality, as the nose opened to reveal mineral-laced blackberry and crushed cherries, lifted by hauntingly dark sweet florals and dusty earth. On the palate, I found soft textures with depths of front-loaded fruit, showing zesty black raspberry, blackberry, and saline-minerals, yet there was a lack of follow-through on the mid-palate which gave the wine a hollow sensation. The finish was medium-long with saturating sweet dried cherries, spice and hints of fine tannin.
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9/6/2018 - Vince92673 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for an hour before enjoying with steak dinner. Bold with dark fruit flavors. Tannins were soft and overall the wine was very approachable. Felt it was a little short of my expectations for a Barolo of this vintage.
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2/18/2018 - Nutty08 wrote: 94 Points
Decanted a couple hours. Quite expressive for such a young wine. Terrific aromatics. Palate more closed with lots of acidity but tolerable tannins especially with food. Darker fruit profile and quite concentrated. Drinkable now but will hold. More forward than expected.
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2/10/2018 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine: 91 Points
From the wine list at Lupa Osteria (NYC), decanted for about 1 hour before drinking. On the nose, dark fruit, dry forest leaves and soil. On the palate, dark cherries, tar, earth and a hint of florals. Pairs nicely with the Bucatini Amatraciana, less well with the Cacio e Pepe. Based on the nose and the taste we both would have guessed this was much older than it actually was. Very nice bottle of wine, but I was hoping for something a little more wow.
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4/27/2017 - LW31 Likes this wine:
Fresh, rather clean, linear tasting, high toned with acidic structure still. After about 1 hr open it began to emerge and show more fruit and complexity. This still needs time.
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2/20/2016 - bill00 wrote: 93 Points
Similar notes to bottle from 2 years ago though this showed a little bit more in the way of cherry fruit and less astringent structure. Really nice young classic Barolo.
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8/11/2015 - kenv wrote: flawed
Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Vertical (I Trulli Restaurant, NYC): [Decanted at 8am for one hour.] Cabbage nose. Tart, sour, an off bottle.
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8/11/2015 - Eric Guido Likes this wine:
The nose showed undergrowth, dried cherry and minerals, but came across as much more advanced than expected. On the palate, it showed gruff tannin with tart red fruit and a vein of strict acidity. Cloying red fruits lingered on the finish. I don’t believe this was a sound bottle, having likely been exposed to heat at some point during its life.
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3/27/2014 - paolonardi wrote:
Nebbiolo: Amaro, note, di rhum, fiori, il meno morbido della serata, ha un tocco di Rinaldi inconfondibile. Penso di aver capito la sintesi di un buon cannubi: struttura, calore, potenza, profumi, beva.
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1/5/2014 - bill00 wrote: 93 Points
This is a great young Barolo. Stunning aromatics - classic notes of tar and roses along with plum and some leather. The palate shows the youth as there is a ton of tannin and it is a little astringent on the finish today. Regardless, this is a beautiful wine with tremendous complexity and with a lot of time I imagine it will be outstanding. 93+
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3/30/2010 - blancdeblancs wrote:
tasted this at an 11-year vertical tasting and dinner with Marta Rinaldi. more chocolately than the '05. hints of something stronger otn---a slight fumey tar quality, almond paste. tons of grip, some savory qualities emerge with some decanting.
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2/5/2010 - Paul Lin wrote: 94 Points
Tanaro Wine Dinner (Palate Food + Wine - Glendale, CA): From a magnum. One of the purest expressions of 04 Barolos I have tasted to date, a harmonious convergence of rigorously traditional winemaking and a fantastic vintage. Sexy yet structured with unadulterated notes of ripe plums, black cherries, licorice, truffle, and forest floor that end with sweet tobacco and dried cherries. A wine to seek out and cherish, for it will only get better. Tied for WOTN. 94+ points.
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3/14/2009 - RandyandSusan wrote:
Italian Wine Merchants
While Bartolo Mascarello is often crowned the “Last of the Mohicans,” his spirit prevails through the work of his cousin Giuseppe Rinaldi. In fact, not only are Mascarello and Rinaldi connected by viticultural philosophy and an aversion to innovation (whether phones or rotofermentors), they also share some of the same historic vineyards. As the Romanée vineyards are to Burgundy, so are the Cannubi vineyards to Barolo. While Cannubi San Lorenzo-Ravera is regarded as Rinaldi’s feminine Barolo, in 2004 it seems to be seriously exploring its more masculine side by exhibiting, as it does, an atypical concentration and a formidable framework. Thus, while Cannubi’s contribution derives specifically from San Lorenzo, the portion of the cru noted for imparting aromatic distinction to a blend, in this vintage that perfume is particularly intense and abundant. Ravera signifies its contribution with a robust tannic constitution that matches the heightened aromatic profile. As with Brunate-Le Coste, the depth of the wine’s fruit is more apparent than Rinaldi would probably care to acknowledge. But it’s there, subtly intimated by what the wine reveals over the course of several hours’ aeration. With a minute production level of about 300 cases, it’s no wonder the collectors gather at the cellar door. Expect maturing of this wine to commence from 2012-2025
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