2015 Giuseppe Rinaldi Rosae

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 89.4 points

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  11/23/2021 - forceberry wrote: 84 Points

  100% Ruchè. Fermented spontaneously, bottled unfined and unfiltered. 13,5% alcohol. Tasted in a Rinaldi Rosae 2019-2011 vertical.
  
  Quite deep, dense and moderately opaque black cherry color. Surprisingly wild and volatile nose with lifted aromas of glue and ethery VA followed by rather sweetish aromas of cherry marmalade, some strawberry, light lifted nuances of nail polish, a little bit of raspberry jam, a hint of pruney dark fruit and a perfumed touch of wild flowers. The wine is ripe, juicy and quite full-bodied on the palate, but fortunately not as lifted and sauvage as the nose suggested. Lush and rather sweet-toned flavors of ripe dark plums and juicy raspberries, some bretty notes of leather, a little bit of peppery phenolic spice, light lifted notes of nail polish, a ferrous hint of blood and a touch of alcohol warmth. The acidity feels very modest and soft here, so most of the structure relies on the tannic firmness and moderate grip. The finish is quite dry, moderately grippy and somewhat warm with medium-long flavors of astringent chokeberries and sour cherry bitterness, some sweeter notes of wizened red plums and prunes, a little bit of bretty leather, light smoky phenolic notes, a hint of raspberry jam and a lifted touch of ethery VA. The high-ish alcohol makes the wine end on a somewhat warm note.
  
  A vintage quite similar to the rather soft and solar 2018, but noticeably different from all the other vintages we tasted. This lacks the freshness, playfulness and precision that are hallmarks of Rinaldi's Rosae and comes across as both quite volatile and rather clumsy, thanks to its sweetish fruit, pretty low acidity and somewhat noticeable alcohol. While a quite good wine in its own right, this really doesn't do justice to the Rosae label - the wine bears the mark of the hot 2015 and doesn't really carry it gracefully. While drinkable, this is just too soft and volatile for my preference. While the issues with VA might be due to bottle variation, the low acidity and prominent alcohol most certainly aren't. This wine is nowhere near the superb quality of the surrounding Rosae vintages 2016 and 2014.

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  7/27/2020 - lightning wrote: 89 Points

  Light to medium purple. Lifted nose of quinine/wormwood, sandalwood and dark cherry. Medium plus bodied, Italianate grip on the midpalate, good acid spine running throughout, Dolcetto-like flavours, tightly formed and savoury. Good length. A very flexible food wine.

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  6/30/2020 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:

  Bright purple/red, floral, powerful nose of cherries, crushed rock, refined nose, lots layers, medium bodied, ripe & sexy, fresh, lots of energy, should age & improve for at least 5 years

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  11/16/2019 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Gorgeous purple color, big, rich, decadent, such a sexy wine, easily matching the 2011 Pontet & 2010 Lucien Santenots drunk before this, thoroughly enjoyable, better than the 2014 Rinaldi Rosae

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  7/9/2019 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Curious & was looking forward to try this Rinaldi take on Pinot, medium cherry red in colour, very aromatic, ripe cherries & roast meat, beautiful, silky tannins, good length & body, quite stunning for the price
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