Pouring Light Garnet, Nose of Dark Fruits, Cherry, Tar and Violet, moving into tertiary notes! Fruits starts to fade into the background Medium Body with Lively Acidity, Burst of Tannins in the end!
There is so much complexity and concentration if you enjoy tertiary and savoury Wines!
One of few barolos that will stick in my head!
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A little closed and stern at first, but opened over a few hours. Tar, darker nebbiolo fruit, violet more than rose, iron and cured meat. Structured and firm t first, but opening gaining palate breadth and depth. More violets, some umami, porcini notes. Still tannic on back end. Early peak for me. 96
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An Epic Summer Wine Weekend - Year 2; 6/30/2023-7/2/2023 (Muskoka, Ontario, Canada): This pours light garnet in the glass. Medium plus bricking. Perfect bottle, perfect label, perfect fill, perfect cork. The nose on this one was hard to pin down and really quite illusive as we followed over 24 hours waffling between soy sauce, beef stock, black licorice but also showing pretty red fruits, light cherry, lemon peel, then BBQ chips. The palate is quite youthful, dominated by structure and ungiving with medium plus tannin and acid. Unfortunately this never really came around to show much and was a disappointment. Not rating due to the precocious nature of what was on display.
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Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste 1996. En nydelig fullmoden nese. På smak er den dessverre på vei nedover. Absolutt drikkbar, men ingen eufori her. Helt oppløste tanniner i en brukbar finish. 88p Her finnes det bedre flasker der ute.
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a true old school brute. the bouquet was beautiful, the color opaque, and still a load of tannic structure....in that regard it felt like a 10 year old wine. Unfortunately the fruit doesn't fully stand up to that, and tastes like it's becoming secondary. would have been nice to enjoy that in a more balanced structure. good case scenario is 10+ years from now the tannins will mellow and this will be a wonderfully tertiary wine
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Nose: Where the pair of 06s showed off the younger side of Giuseppe Rinaldi, this was a gorgeous example of mature Giuseppe Rinaldi. This was right at that intersection of primary fruit fading slightly as the sour red cherry and raspberry tones meld into the rest with violets, balsamico, licorice, plums, roasted herbs, menthol, crushed rocks, earth, tobacco, and leather notes.
Taste: The feel is Medium bodied with crisp, high acidity and silky, high tannins. The structure has pulled back to a point of being present, but not dominating. The feel is elegant and balanced with sour red cherries, raspberries, balsamico, licorice, violets, plums, menthol, crushed rocks, tobacco, and leather notes.
Overall: This was from magnum and it was gorgeous. This was a real treat and right in a perfect place.
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This final bottle is a big winner. Nose is earthy, tarry, floral. The palate sings with very dark fruit, with significant chewiness along with leather fumes which add another dimension to the *taste*. The flavor profile evolves into a strong tartness that cuts through the 25 year old juice that is getting a little sweet. Moderate tannins carry one after the tartness and the rest have faded. A joy to drink.
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The ‘96 Brunate was a dark, savory and masculine Barolo, showing youthful in its structure but with minimal fruit - yet it did so in a very appealing way. The aromatics were cool in tone with dark blue and black fruit, violets, balsamic spices, iron, menthol, roasted meat, tar, and tobacco. The aromatics were incredibly complex and constantly changing in the glass throughout the evening, highlighting different aromas and more or less of the fruit over time. On the palate, the ‘96 was a beast of a wine with high concentration, high acidity, and significant structure with a burst of youthful tannin at the back end. The wine showed a touch of dark red and black fruits, but the palate was dominated by iron, roast meats, and intense saline minerality.
This was an incredibly enjoyable and unforgettable wine, and after tasting the ‘06 and ‘08 last week, this is clearly from another era at Rinaldi. While the fruit here is distinctly in the background, there is so much complexity and concentration that if you enjoy tertiary and savory wines, this likely has decades to go.
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I last enjoyed the 1996 Brunate-Le Coste at a small trattoria in Cissone on Marta Rinaldi's recommendation and the wine hasn't evolved much in the intervening years with a classic Barolo profile defined by rose, iron, and balsamic notes. Elegantly textured with soft tannins and vibrant acidity framing bloody iron flavors. Good length. Very good and should continue drinking well for the next decade.
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Drink now! Perhaps a bit past its prime and a bit oxidated on opening, but it got better over a few hours. Still a great wine and one of the most "pure" Barolo experiences I've had.
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1996 was a good vintage, and this wine did show a lot of potential. On the nose, quite dark fruits, black tea, tar, licorice, and smoke, on the palate, the tannin was still developing in my view, the wine was very muscular with strong backbone, it seems to be still young to consume, can wait for couple more years.
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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Drinking great right now. Easy tannin, mild bricking along the edge with a brooding dark core, violets, licorice, earth, licorice, dark fruit undertone...One of the best bottles of Barolo I've ever had.
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Raiding the Cellar (Castagna): classic cherry, pepper, all there, not awkward at all, amazing youthful, exciting, invigorating. Fascinating in that you can drink it now with pleasure but should last indefinitely too.
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Very nice wine that is drinking surprisingly young for a 20 yr old wine. Are they still making them like that? Beautiful red fruit, almost like a California Pinot but with only the tiniest hint of secondary flavor. If you want to drink this now for the purity of the fruit, go at it. If it's mature Barolo that you're after, this is going to need 5-10 more years. Gorgeous wine either way.
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The mature, gorgeous nose exposes truffle, rose, iron, and balsamic notes. On the palate, a perfect balance of acidity, alcohol, and smooth tannins, with dark fruit, earth, and iron flavors. The finish lasts 60+ seconds, although the fruit is slightly bitter. A reference traditional Barolo. While this wine is unlikely to significantly improve, it has many years left. Drink through 2025 at least.
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Great structure and finish and heft, but not enough fruit yet even after open in decanter for a 4 hours. Perhaps it just needs more cellar time and/or more time to open. Still very nice, but if the fruit can come up this will be a world class Barolo.
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I have had the pleasure of tasting this wine on numerous occasions over the past few years, and it continues to improve, and leave me breathless!
Amazing richness and depth, trademark notes of menthol, tar, licorice and a slight basalmic note in the finish, which lasts for almost 60 seconds! This is a very powerful Barolo with great structure, yet the tannins are extremely finished. This wine is in complete balance, and is firing on all cylinders!
This wine was clearly shut down for many years, but I believe it is only now beginning to enter the early end of its drinking window. I have 3 more bottles of this beauty, which I look forward to revisiting in the very near future. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! Drink 2015-2025+
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Mild licorice note on the nose. Stewed cherry, lots of red fruits, slightly meaty, and herbs on the palette. It feels like the wine has been sleeping a bit too long in the cellar. Should have been drunk a couple years earlier.
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This was decanted and then returned to the bottle for about 7 hours pre dinner. It was subdued at first and next to the '08 you could not pick which wine was older based on color. Some crunchiness to the red fruit early on the palate. The wine blossomed after another 3 hours. The '96s continue to move at a glacial pace but given what 9+ hours of air did the future is bright.
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One of the 6 Baroli I served at our wine group tasting. While all were great this one soared above the rest. 3 hour slo-o. The wine hit on all cylinders and literally soared from the glass with complexity, balance, elegance and every other adjective one could use when describing an extraordinary wine.
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Had this as part of a Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste Vertical ('89, '90, '96, '97 and '00). A perfumed nose of violet, fresh plowed earth and a nice core of cherry fruit. Has some nice structure to it, and flavors of cherry and earth carrying through. A treasure and wonderful treat from my buddy Chris!
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This is special. Enjoyed a Rinaldi verticle ('89, '90, '96, '97 and '00) and this was a star. All were unquestionably traditionally styled, as was expected. 1996 was was a deep rose color. Starting to show brickish rim. Forrest floor, dried bing cherry, old leather, dust and fresh cut hay. Fantastic strucutre and texture, impressive weight. Everything was there and well thought out with a long, robust finish.
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Tasting Group Dinner: Piedmont (Damico Kitchen): Small pour. Minimal decant as this was a backup bottle. Nose is floral, spice, earth, raspberry,. The palate is medium full bodied with firm tannins, raspberry, toasted, woody.
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This would go under the why we drink wine category; expressive and floral on the nose with complex integrated flavors that evolved over a 3 hour period at Vie;it paired well with the whitefish and the redfish,but went best with the duck and fettucini with white truffles;besides the dark fruit and italian earth that we love there was an evolving taste of licorice that was very unique;a terrific bottle
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Rustic, traditional style. Quite reticent at first, developing slowly in the glass over 2 hours. Lars tells me this has been aerated for hours already. Seems to be evolving at a glacial pace, as it is probably only beginning to enter its drinking window. With more air, developing complexity and a classic floral/earthy profile. I would love to get a few bottles (they're not cheap) and revisit 7 and 15 years from now. Full of character and intrigue.
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In three words: excellent and balanced. No one thing stands out about this wine, and that's a good thing. The dark full (for a Barolo) fruit, silky tannins, acid, alcohol, nose, all come together with excellent complexity, medium chewiness, somewhat explosive (but not quite in the very top league), and a great long finish. Opened for ~1 hr and it kept getting better over the next 2 hrs.
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Italian Night (drink Antonio's wines) (Fort Collins, CO): Nice bouquet; tea, violets, rusty iron, lively fruit, oak, some VA? Tight wood palate that evolved to show some tea character. Unfortunately this got more awkward with air and began to develop menthol and slight TCA. Weird, but promising and ultimately flawed.
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tasted this at an 11-year vertical tasting and dinner with Marta Rinaldi. magnum! smoke, tar, potpourri-laced brown sugar. tons of herbs---a slight metallic quality. smooth upfront, a beautiful, tangy grip. so textured and rich.
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For me, the hands-down winner of our 1996 barolo tasting dinner (the oxtail feast). Beat out the Massolino, Prunotto and Francesco Rinaldi by quite a bit (and the Barbaresco). Opened a couple of hours early as with the others. Huge nose of classic nebbiolo fruit with tarry hints. The taste is all one looks for in a good barolo -- fat and chewy and with dark fruit and leather and tartness, and ending with well balanced tannins while the fruit still held its own and balanced everything. What barolo fiends all crave. May develop into a 94 or 95, I'm guessing -- which I'll have to test in a year or two.
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2 hour decant - awesome nose. Medium, garnet. Just Brilliant complex.enticingly sexy nose. dusty. Great fruit, complex, balance, dusty tannins. Long long finish. Identical on day 2. Even better on day 3 - wow. awesome barolo.
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3/14/2024 - Blanc_de_Blancs Likes this wine: 97 Points
Pouring Light Garnet,
Nose of Dark Fruits, Cherry, Tar and Violet, moving into tertiary notes!
Fruits starts to fade into the background
Medium Body with Lively Acidity, Burst of Tannins in the end!
There is so much complexity and concentration if you enjoy tertiary and savoury Wines!
One of few barolos that will stick in my head!
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2/2/2024 - cct wrote: 96 Points
Giuseppe Rinaldi at Chi Siamo, NYC (Ch Siamo, NYC): Giuseppe Rinaldi at Chi Siamo, NYC
Double decanted in the Am then drunk at dinner.
A little closed and stern at first, but opened over a few hours. Tar, darker nebbiolo fruit, violet more than rose, iron and cured meat. Structured and firm t first, but opening gaining palate breadth and depth. More violets, some umami, porcini notes. Still tannic on back end. Early peak for me. 96
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7/1/2023 - Wine Canuck wrote:
An Epic Summer Wine Weekend - Year 2; 6/30/2023-7/2/2023 (Muskoka, Ontario, Canada): This pours light garnet in the glass. Medium plus bricking. Perfect bottle, perfect label, perfect fill, perfect cork. The nose on this one was hard to pin down and really quite illusive as we followed over 24 hours waffling between soy sauce, beef stock, black licorice but also showing pretty red fruits, light cherry, lemon peel, then BBQ chips. The palate is quite youthful, dominated by structure and ungiving with medium plus tannin and acid. Unfortunately this never really came around to show much and was a disappointment. Not rating due to the precocious nature of what was on display.
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2/20/2023 - hajoha wrote: 88 Points
Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste 1996.
En nydelig fullmoden nese.
På smak er den dessverre på vei nedover.
Absolutt drikkbar, men ingen eufori her.
Helt oppløste tanniner i en brukbar finish. 88p
Her finnes det bedre flasker der ute.
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4/14/2022 - kr522 wrote: 91 Points
a true old school brute. the bouquet was beautiful, the color opaque, and still a load of tannic structure....in that regard it felt like a 10 year old wine. Unfortunately the fruit doesn't fully stand up to that, and tastes like it's becoming secondary. would have been nice to enjoy that in a more balanced structure. good case scenario is 10+ years from now the tannins will mellow and this will be a wonderfully tertiary wine
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12/25/2021 - KeithAkers wrote: 96 Points
Nose: Where the pair of 06s showed off the younger side of Giuseppe Rinaldi, this was a gorgeous example of mature Giuseppe Rinaldi. This was right at that intersection of primary fruit fading slightly as the sour red cherry and raspberry tones meld into the rest with violets, balsamico, licorice, plums, roasted herbs, menthol, crushed rocks, earth, tobacco, and leather notes.
Taste: The feel is Medium bodied with crisp, high acidity and silky, high tannins. The structure has pulled back to a point of being present, but not dominating. The feel is elegant and balanced with sour red cherries, raspberries, balsamico, licorice, violets, plums, menthol, crushed rocks, tobacco, and leather notes.
Overall: This was from magnum and it was gorgeous. This was a real treat and right in a perfect place.
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3/9/2021 - JWG wrote: 96 Points
This final bottle is a big winner. Nose is earthy, tarry, floral. The palate sings with very dark fruit, with significant chewiness along with leather fumes which add another dimension to the *taste*. The flavor profile evolves into a strong tartness that cuts through the 25 year old juice that is getting a little sweet. Moderate tannins carry one after the tartness and the rest have faded. A joy to drink.
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12/27/2020 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 96 Points
The ‘96 Brunate was a dark, savory and masculine Barolo, showing youthful in its structure but with minimal fruit - yet it did so in a very appealing way. The aromatics were cool in tone with dark blue and black fruit, violets, balsamic spices, iron, menthol, roasted meat, tar, and tobacco. The aromatics were incredibly complex and constantly changing in the glass throughout the evening, highlighting different aromas and more or less of the fruit over time. On the palate, the ‘96 was a beast of a wine with high concentration, high acidity, and significant structure with a burst of youthful tannin at the back end. The wine showed a touch of dark red and black fruits, but the palate was dominated by iron, roast meats, and intense saline minerality.
This was an incredibly enjoyable and unforgettable wine, and after tasting the ‘06 and ‘08 last week, this is clearly from another era at Rinaldi. While the fruit here is distinctly in the background, there is so much complexity and concentration that if you enjoy tertiary and savory wines, this likely has decades to go.
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8/31/2020 - Topper wrote:
flat and faded. Past its prime. Very different from the last one I opened 4 years ago
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5/24/2020 - rlove wrote: 94 Points
I last enjoyed the 1996 Brunate-Le Coste at a small trattoria in Cissone on Marta Rinaldi's recommendation and the wine hasn't evolved much in the intervening years with a classic Barolo profile defined by rose, iron, and balsamic notes. Elegantly textured with soft tannins and vibrant acidity framing bloody iron flavors. Good length. Very good and should continue drinking well for the next decade.
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4/7/2019 - Happybob Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drink now! Perhaps a bit past its prime and a bit oxidated on opening, but it got better over a few hours. Still a great wine and one of the most "pure" Barolo experiences I've had.
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11/19/2018 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:
1996 was a good vintage, and this wine did show a lot of potential. On the nose, quite dark fruits, black tea, tar, licorice, and smoke, on the palate, the tannin was still developing in my view, the wine was very muscular with strong backbone, it seems to be still young to consume, can wait for couple more years.
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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10/8/2018 - JWG wrote: 94 Points
Don't have my notes, but was a top level barolo from good old Giuseppe.
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7/7/2018 - BaroloRob wrote:
Flawed/Oxidized
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4/6/2018 - Wine Trader Likes this wine: 98 Points
Drinking great right now. Easy tannin, mild bricking along the edge with a brooding dark core, violets, licorice, earth, licorice, dark fruit undertone...One of the best bottles of Barolo I've ever had.
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10/8/2016 - cct wrote: flawed
'96 retrospective at Franny's, Brooklyn
off bottle. A shame
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3/6/2016 - pwillen1 wrote:
Raiding the Cellar (Castagna): classic cherry, pepper, all there, not awkward at all, amazing youthful, exciting, invigorating. Fascinating in that you can drink it now with pleasure but should last indefinitely too.
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2/22/2016 - Topper wrote: 93 Points
Very nice wine that is drinking surprisingly young for a 20 yr old wine. Are they still making them like that? Beautiful red fruit, almost like a California Pinot but with only the tiniest hint of secondary flavor. If you want to drink this now for the purity of the fruit, go at it. If it's mature Barolo that you're after, this is going to need 5-10 more years. Gorgeous wine either way.
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11/20/2015 - rlove wrote: 95 Points
The mature, gorgeous nose exposes truffle, rose, iron, and balsamic notes. On the palate, a perfect balance of acidity, alcohol, and smooth tannins, with dark fruit, earth, and iron flavors. The finish lasts 60+ seconds, although the fruit is slightly bitter. A reference traditional Barolo. While this wine is unlikely to significantly improve, it has many years left. Drink through 2025 at least.
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10/25/2015 - Happybob wrote:
Great structure and finish and heft, but not enough fruit yet even after open in decanter for a 4 hours. Perhaps it just needs more cellar time and/or more time to open. Still very nice, but if the fruit can come up this will be a world class Barolo.
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9/20/2015 - BordeauxBuff Likes this wine: 98 Points
I have had the pleasure of tasting this wine on numerous occasions over the past few years, and it continues to improve, and leave me breathless!
Amazing richness and depth, trademark notes of menthol, tar, licorice and a slight basalmic note in the finish, which lasts for almost 60 seconds! This is a very powerful Barolo with great structure, yet the tannins are extremely finished. This wine is in complete balance, and is firing on all cylinders!
This wine was clearly shut down for many years, but I believe it is only now beginning to enter the early end of its drinking window. I have 3 more bottles of this beauty, which I look forward to revisiting in the very near future. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! Drink 2015-2025+
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7/5/2015 - mullerlele Likes this wine: 88 Points
Mild licorice note on the nose. Stewed cherry, lots of red fruits, slightly meaty, and herbs on the palette. It feels like the wine has been sleeping a bit too long in the cellar. Should have been drunk a couple years earlier.
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1/25/2015 - Serge Birbrair wrote:
not ready, give it another 15 years
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12/23/2014 - jjs57 wrote: 87 Points
This wine needs years in the bottle. It is not close to being ready to drink. Wish I hadn't opened it.
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12/12/2014 - bconly Likes this wine: 92 Points
Needs about another thousand years.
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10/26/2014 - MikeZ Likes this wine:
This was decanted and then returned to the bottle for about 7 hours pre dinner. It was subdued at first and next to the '08 you could not pick which wine was older based on color. Some crunchiness to the red fruit early on the palate. The wine blossomed after another 3 hours. The '96s continue to move at a glacial pace but given what 9+ hours of air did the future is bright.
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9/23/2014 - cardsandwine Likes this wine:
One of the 6 Baroli I served at our wine group tasting. While all were great this one soared above the rest. 3 hour slo-o. The wine hit on all cylinders and literally soared from the glass with complexity, balance, elegance and every other adjective one could use when describing an extraordinary wine.
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9/14/2013 - bugdoced Likes this wine: 93 Points
on the nose was some port but the palate was only wonderful italian earth and dark fruit;some development may be left but sure was good tonight
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3/9/2013 - bubbachumps wrote:
Had this as part of a Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste Vertical ('89, '90, '96, '97 and '00). A perfumed nose of violet, fresh plowed earth and a nice core of cherry fruit. Has some nice structure to it, and flavors of cherry and earth carrying through. A treasure and wonderful treat from my buddy Chris!
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3/9/2013 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
This is special. Enjoyed a Rinaldi verticle ('89, '90, '96, '97 and '00) and this was a star. All were unquestionably traditionally styled, as was expected. 1996 was was a deep rose color. Starting to show brickish rim. Forrest floor, dried bing cherry, old leather, dust and fresh cut hay. Fantastic strucutre and texture, impressive weight. Everything was there and well thought out with a long, robust finish.
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12/8/2012 - Wamrod Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lovely bottle - could have sat for another 3 to 5 years. Slight mustiness blew off in 10 minutes. Good fruit still.
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4/7/2012 - BillB656 Likes this wine:
Fennel galore. So rich and open (8 hr micro-ox). Young but accessible.
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2/19/2012 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
Tasting Group Dinner: Piedmont (Damico Kitchen): Small pour. Minimal decant as this was a backup bottle. Nose is floral, spice, earth, raspberry,. The palate is medium full bodied with firm tannins, raspberry, toasted, woody.
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12/10/2011 - cardsandwine Likes this wine:
The essence of old world Barolo. Decanted for 3 hours and the wine simply soared from the glass. Pure and earthy on the palate with a monster finish.
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11/13/2011 - bugdoced wrote: 94 Points
This would go under the why we drink wine category; expressive and floral on the nose with complex integrated flavors that evolved over a 3 hour period at Vie;it paired well with the whitefish and the redfish,but went best with the duck and fettucini with white truffles;besides the dark fruit and italian earth that we love there was an evolving taste of licorice that was very unique;a terrific bottle
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3/23/2011 - wabi47 wrote: 92 Points
traditional style; sweet/tart cherry, cranberry, licorice, cedar; integrated tannins and tasting great right now;
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3/5/2011 - Chaz Bham wrote: 93 Points
Rustic, traditional style. Quite reticent at first, developing slowly in the glass over 2 hours. Lars tells me this has been aerated for hours already. Seems to be evolving at a glacial pace, as it is probably only beginning to enter its drinking window. With more air, developing complexity and a classic floral/earthy profile. I would love to get a few bottles (they're not cheap) and revisit 7 and 15 years from now. Full of character and intrigue.
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11/26/2010 - AtoZ wrote: 94 Points
Balanced and classic. Nice long finish.
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10/30/2010 - Happybob wrote: 93 Points
In three words: excellent and balanced. No one thing stands out about this wine, and that's a good thing. The dark full (for a Barolo) fruit, silky tannins, acid, alcohol, nose, all come together with excellent complexity, medium chewiness, somewhat explosive (but not quite in the very top league), and a great long finish. Opened for ~1 hr and it kept getting better over the next 2 hrs.
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4/21/2010 - andtheodor wrote: flawed
Italian Night (drink Antonio's wines) (Fort Collins, CO): Nice bouquet; tea, violets, rusty iron, lively fruit, oak, some VA? Tight wood palate that evolved to show some tea character. Unfortunately this got more awkward with air and began to develop menthol and slight TCA. Weird, but promising and ultimately flawed.
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3/30/2010 - blancdeblancs wrote:
tasted this at an 11-year vertical tasting and dinner with Marta Rinaldi. magnum! smoke, tar, potpourri-laced brown sugar. tons of herbs---a slight metallic quality. smooth upfront, a beautiful, tangy grip. so textured and rich.
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12/17/2009 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
palate: This too was superb. Very nice, similar to the Azelia. I just like the lighter footing of the Corvino,(even though not really “lite”) Robert
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7/22/2007 - Serge Birbrair wrote: 88 Points
needs more time
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4/19/2007 - Serge Birbrair wrote: 91 Points
Still young, but promissing, food wine. Needs at least 10+ more years.
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12/10/2006 - JWG wrote: 93 Points
For me, the hands-down winner of our 1996 barolo tasting dinner (the oxtail feast). Beat out the Massolino, Prunotto and Francesco Rinaldi by quite a bit (and the Barbaresco). Opened a couple of hours early as with the others. Huge nose of classic nebbiolo fruit with tarry hints. The taste is all one looks for in a good barolo -- fat and chewy and with dark fruit and leather and tartness, and ending with well balanced tannins while the fruit still held its own and balanced everything. What barolo fiends all crave. May develop into a 94 or 95, I'm guessing -- which I'll have to test in a year or two.
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8/4/2004 - antipasto wrote:
2 hour decant - awesome nose. Medium, garnet. Just Brilliant complex.enticingly sexy nose. dusty. Great fruit, complex, balance, dusty tannins. Long long finish. Identical on day 2. Even better on day 3 - wow. awesome barolo.
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