Glass: Conterno Sensory Tasted blind. Deep, floral, spicy and charmin nose. On the palate lacks a bit of depth and complexity, high, ripe acidity, a bit rough, medium length, needs time. 88+
Glass: Conterno Sensory Tasted blind. Nice, deep floral and salty nose. On the palate juicy, medium+ fine tannin, better structure than 2021, salty medium+ fruity and salty finish. Needs a bit more time. 90+
Glass: Conterno Sensory Tasted blind. Beautiful deep nose, tar, salty, red cherries. Not a Rinaldi. Palate very salty, deep, juicy, herbaceous, soil, beautiful texture. Not as sexy as the 2019 Rinaldi, but very beautiful. 91-92
Glass: Conterno Sensory Tasted blind. Clear, deep garnet color. Interesting nose with some iron, blood, roses, herbs. Deep and a bit rustic. Warm ripe fruit, salty, medium+ tannin, balanced, medium+ length. A riper version of 2020. 90-91
Glass: Conterno Sensory Tasted blind. Clear medium garnet color, Very floral, ripe nose, rose petals, salt, tobacco. Complex. On the palate a bit rustic, dense, ripe deep, beautiful tannin, good power, juicy, sour cherries. Good length. 91
Glass: Conterno Sensory Tasted blind. Clear, medium ruby color. Nose with Aceton, VA, ethereal, spices. On the palate rather hot, lacks tension and energy, ripe fruit, fine rose petals, ethereal, medium length. 88-89
Glass: Conterno Sensory Tasted blind. Clear, translucent ruby color. Beautiful fine nose, rose petals, herbs, hints of tar, dense. Beautiful texture and structure, deep and dense, fine tannins, fine bitter notes, long, fruity and spicy finish. Beautiful wine with potential. 94+
Glass: Conterno Sensory Tasted blind. Clear translucent ruby color. Nice, deep nose, some tar, rose petals. On the palate juicy, powerful tannins, fine sour cherries, beautiful structure and a long, fruity spicy finish. Potential for 10+ years. 93+
Glass: Conterno Sensory Tasted blind. Clear, medium ruby color. Round, deep, fine and elegant nose. Palate wit a bit sharp acidity. Warm ripe fruit, deep, long fruity finish. 93
Glass: Conterno Sensory Tasted blind. Clear, deep ruby garnet color. Deep, warm fruity, spicy nose, a bit muted. Palate with high, ripe juicy acidity, quite deep and fruity. Good balance, ripe, gripping tannins, long fruit finish. 93+
Glass: Conterno Sensory Tasted blind. Clear, medium ruby color. Beautiful fine and elegant nose. Juicy, elegant palate, beautiful texture. Dense and energetic, very complex, long finish. 95+
Glass: Conterno Sensory Tasted blind. Clear, deep garnet color. Fully developed nose with some bacon fat, spices, iron, complex! On the palate oxidative, hints of lovage, bacon fat, lively, ripe acidity, long, complex finish. Clearly past peak, but a beautiful experience. 91
Glass: Conterno Sensory Tasted blind. Clear, deep garnet color. Complex, fully developed nose, bacon, spices, fresh herbs. Beautiful! Very fresh, juicy and fruity palate. Wonderful balance, elegant and with a nice tension. Very long, complex finish. Full peak. 95
2021 Giuseppe Rinaldi Langhe Nebbiolo 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Deep, floral, spicy and charmin nose. On the palate lacks a bit of depth and complexity, high, ripe acidity, a bit rough, medium length, needs time. 88+
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2020 Giuseppe Rinaldi Langhe Nebbiolo 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Nice, deep floral and salty nose. On the palate juicy, medium+ fine tannin, better structure than 2021, salty medium+ fruity and salty finish. Needs a bit more time. 90+
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2019 Giuseppe Rinaldi Langhe Nebbiolo 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Clear medium ruby color. Beautiful deep, ripe, floral and expressive nose. Wonderful texture, juicy, ripe fruit, grip, salty and long. Beautiful Langhe. 92-93
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2019 Chiussuma Carema 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Northern Piedmont, Carema
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Beautiful deep nose, tar, salty, red cherries. Not a Rinaldi.
Palate very salty, deep, juicy, herbaceous, soil, beautiful texture. Not as sexy as the 2019 Rinaldi, but very beautiful. 91-92
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2018 Giuseppe Rinaldi Langhe Nebbiolo 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Clear, deep garnet color. Interesting nose with some iron, blood, roses, herbs. Deep and a bit rustic.
Warm ripe fruit, salty, medium+ tannin, balanced, medium+ length. A riper version of 2020. 90-91
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2016 Giuseppe Rinaldi Langhe Nebbiolo 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Clear medium garnet color, Very floral, ripe nose, rose petals, salt, tobacco. Complex.
On the palate a bit rustic, dense, ripe deep, beautiful tannin, good power, juicy, sour cherries. Good length. 91
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2016 Giovanni Canonica Barolo Grinzane Cavour 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Clear, medium ruby color. Nose with Aceton, VA, ethereal, spices.
On the palate rather hot, lacks tension and energy, ripe fruit, fine rose petals, ethereal, medium length. 88-89
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2019 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Bussia 94 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Clear, translucent ruby color. Beautiful fine nose, rose petals, herbs, hints of tar, dense.
Beautiful texture and structure, deep and dense, fine tannins, fine bitter notes, long, fruity and spicy finish. Beautiful wine with potential. 94+
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2018 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Clear translucent ruby color. Nice, deep nose, some tar, rose petals.
On the palate juicy, powerful tannins, fine sour cherries, beautiful structure and a long, fruity spicy finish. Potential for 10+ years. 93+
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2018 Azienda Agricola San Giuseppe Brunello di Montalcino Stella di Campalto Bosco 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Clear, deep ruby color. Unpleasant nose, hot, aceton, spices.
High, racy acidity, fine red fruit, beautiful grip, spicy, very concentrated, long fruity finish. Nose 80 / Palate 93+.
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2018 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Tre Tine 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Clear, medium ruby color. Round, deep, fine and elegant nose.
Palate wit a bit sharp acidity. Warm ripe fruit, deep, long fruity finish. 93
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2021 Piero Busso Barbaresco Albesani Vigna Borgese 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Clear, deep ruby garnet color. Deep, warm fruity, spicy nose, a bit muted.
Palate with high, ripe juicy acidity, quite deep and fruity. Good balance, ripe, gripping tannins, long fruit finish. 93+
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2019 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate 95 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Clear, medium ruby color. Beautiful fine and elegant nose. Juicy, elegant palate, beautiful texture. Dense and energetic, very complex, long finish. 95+
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2015 Giovanni Canonica Barolo Paiagallo 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Clear, deep ruby color. Freaky, ethereal nose, VA, aceton.
High ripe tannin, hot, quite unique, ethereal palate. Youthful, good length. 92
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1971 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Clear, deep garnet color. Fully developed nose with some bacon fat, spices, iron, complex!
On the palate oxidative, hints of lovage, bacon fat, lively, ripe acidity, long, complex finish. Clearly past peak, but a beautiful experience. 91
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1990 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo 95 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Glass: Conterno Sensory
Tasted blind. Clear, deep garnet color. Complex, fully developed nose, bacon, spices, fresh herbs. Beautiful!
Very fresh, juicy and fruity palate. Wonderful balance, elegant and with a nice tension. Very long, complex finish. Full peak. 95
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