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.
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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
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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.
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Stunning wine,. Very perfumed, deep, red berry, earthy, complex,. Palate is balanced,. Long finish, Grey ripe fruit. Long life ahead. Fantastic showing
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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.
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
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3/3/2024 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 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.
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3/2/2024 - connorpksmith Likes this wine: 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
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11/29/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
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.
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6/21/2023 - AWBryce wrote:
Stunning wine,. Very perfumed, deep, red berry, earthy, complex,. Palate is balanced,. Long finish, Grey ripe fruit. Long life ahead. Fantastic showing
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4/15/2023 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine:
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.
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4/11/2023 - cct wrote: 96 Points
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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
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