2019 Giuseppe Rinaldi Rosae

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 91 points

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  12/1/2021 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  100% Ruchè. Fermented spontaneously, bottled unfined and unfiltered. 13% alcohol. Double-decanted for 3 hours prior to tasting. Tasted blind.
  
  Dark yet slightly translucent blackish-red with a youthful blueish hue. Fragrant, very youthful and subtly lifted nose with sweet and almost primary aromas of black cherries and blueberries, some candied notes of Bassett's black wine gums, a little bit of licorice, light lifted notes of VA and a hint of ripe raspberry. The wine is dry and firm yet juicy on the palate with a medium body and bright and surprisingly acid-driven flavors of fresh blueberries and crunchy chokeberries, some licorice, a little bit of stony minerality, light funky notes of brett, a tart hint of lingonberry and a lifted, subtly acetic touch of VA. The bright acidity feels almost surprisingly, almost malic in quality, with light-to-medium tannins that feel sparse yet lend some perceptible grip and bitterness to the palate. The finish is dry, long and slightly grippy with bright flavors of crunchy crowberries and somewhat bitter chokeberries, a little bit of tart lingonberry, light brambly notes of black raspberries, a hint of licorice root and a faint acetic touch of VA.
  
  Stylistically this wine was very similar to the bottle I tasted only a week ago, yet still I didn't recognize it! Shaking my head. Anyways, letting the wine breathe for three hours had the obvious benefit of blowing off the reduction that was quite prominent in the previous bottle. However, I don't know if it was the aeration or just bottle variation, but this wine had a bit more funky and slightly acetic character, whereas the previous bottle was completely clean without any sauvage qualities. All in all, it seems there's either some bottle variation or then the wine changes quite noticeably with air, but the quality remains pretty consistent all the same. Despite its wild nature this time around, this nevertheless remains a very enjoyable and promising vintage of Rosae. It might be a bit too youthful and primary at the moment, but it holds good promise for future potential - I'd wait for another 8-10 years before opening another bottle.

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  11/23/2021 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  100% Ruchè. Fermented spontaneously, bottled unfined and unfiltered. 13% alcohol. Tasted in a Rinaldi Rosae 2019-2011 vertical.
  
  Youthful and slightly translucent ruby red color. Very fragrant and youthful nose with sweetish aromas of wizened red cherries, some flatulent notes of reduction, a little bit of ripe raspberry, light candied primary fruit notes and a hint of London licorice. The wine is dry, lively and youthful on the palate with a medium body and bright flavors of raspberries, licorice, some sour cherry, a little bit of stony minerality, light ferrous notes of blood, a hint of tart cranberry and a touch of dried herbs. Although the taste feels quite primary, it doesn't come across as sweet and candied as the nose. Wonderfully precise high acidity with gently grippy medium tannins. The finish is dry, gently grippy and rather crunchy with a quite long aftertaste of tart lingonberry, some sour cherry bitterness, a little bit of sanguine iron, light licorice root tones, a hint of fresh cranberry and a touch of salty liquorice.
  
  A very youthful but also fresh and sophisticated little red. As seems usual with Rinaldi's Rosae, the wine isn't as heady and floral as Ruchè normally is, but instead comes across as more "Piedmontese" with more emphasis on the bright red-fruited flavors. However, these wines can often be a bit funky and rustic with a little bit of brett intermingling with the fruit flavors, but there's no rusticity here whatsoever - the 2019 Rosae is a very clean vintage of this label with great emphasis on the bright, pure red fruit flavors. Seeing how youthful the wine is and how wonderfully these wines can age, I can imagine this wine will continue to improve for another decade or even longer.

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  6/5/2021 - rraaffaa Likes this wine: 90 Points

  light body, red berries, super pleasant and easy drinking

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