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1994 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste

Nebbiolo

  • Italy
  • Piedmont
  • Langhe
  • Barolo
Drink between 2008 - 2020 (Edit)
CT90.8 33 reviews
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Community Tasting Notes 30

  • rc@ughey wrote: 90 points

    May 22, 2022 - Quite enjoyable, notwithstanding a bit of VA. This is gentle on the palate but quite complex, with dried fruits, herbs, and the remnants of some juicy red fruit. Bested by the Burg on this night, but this was lovely in its own right.

  • TXRhoneRanger wrote: 96 points

    April 28, 2022 - Worth every single Euro for this bottle. Delicious and complete. Best after 3-4 hours in the decanter. had an '01 on the side for comparison, and they both slayed for different reasons.

  • David Paris (dbp) wrote: 91 points

    August 31, 2021 - This was brought by Matt and poured blind, with intention as it was the only bottle opened. Popped and decanted, then immediately poured the first glass. Upon my very first sniff it was clear as day: this is either a Barolo or Barbaresco with ~30 years of age. We carried on with our conversation, and I kept drinking my glass. The more and more I let the wine sit in my glass, the more I began to question myself as to what was in the glass... It moved and shifted in the glass, and lost its structure, becoming much softer and milder, with a relatively thin body. Throughout, the tannins felt completely resolved, but acid was still present. By the time the glass was over, I had talked myself out of it being a Nebbiolo, but still thought it was a finely made wine, if a bit over the hill. I was still quite shocked when it was revealed as I was not expecting a Giuseppe Rinaldi Brunate on a Tuesday when we were talking about work. The off vintage totally makes sense, then... and why this tastes much older than it is, and why it starts out vibrant and very quickly fades in the glass.

    Formal note: This has been in the decanter for an hour and a half, but this is a fresh pour. Definitely best on a fresh pour, as it quickly dissipates thereafter. Has nice soil tones (graphite, flint, rocks), and roses.. it's very pretty and elegant on the nose. Palate is soft and pure, with mild acidity and quite light in body and flavors other than the acidity. The finish has pretty ripping acidity vs. the flavors and tannin left, which again, should have been a dead ringer for old Barolo. Has small shoulders; quite lithe and lean. Finish is a bit dried up with fruit, but there is just a bit of raspberries. Overall the wine is very pretty, but light. In hindsight, this is better than you'd expect from a 1994... I was expecting it was a better vintage than that, but I was expecting it was a worse producer than this. On the balance, now knowing what this is (even considering the vintage), I think this is showing better than I would have expected. Most who don't like the general character of old Barolo as much as I do likely wouldn't enjoy it as much as I did.

  • MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

    January 26, 2021 - Last wine of the evening back at home. This is a contemplative sipper. I enjoyed it very much. Again some biting acidity so the wine crackles a bit. Still has the darker fruit character but more secondary side as well. I am thinking 20-30 year old barolo is the sweet spot for me.

  • Eric Guido Likes this wine: 92 points

    October 19, 2019 - The nose was wonderfully perfumed with tart blackberry, giving way to savory spices and wild herbs. On the palate, I found soft textures offsetting nervy acidity, and mineral-tinged black fruits, with hints of wild herbs, earth tones and sous bois resonating throughout. The finish was long, showing remnants of black fruit, minerals and lingering earth tones. If the ‘94 wasn’t surrounded by the giants on this table, it would have been just fine with me.

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  • By Stephen Tanzer
    November/December 1998, IWC Issue #81 (link)

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  • By Jon Rimmerman
    10/17/2008 (link)

    (G. Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste) Barolo Vertical Dear Friends, After the 2001 G. Rinaldi offer earlier in the week, many of the replies asked for older wine from this producer - how about a 12 vintage vertical directly from the source? An offer like this makes all the solitary days of running around on your behalf worth it - Barolo is one of the most difficult wines to acquire in a vertical series as most producers hold little of their production back due to the high cost of keeping stock (rather, by selling it right away the high intake of cash is more of an allure). With most producers, you can easily piece together a vertical from a multitude of sources but original cellar stock? That's rare. I would consider this one of our first really major offers of the season because it took the most cajoling (and effort) to make it happen. I know this isn't a price-point most of us trade in but it's very special to me nonetheless. I'm also sure you can find this cheaper on an individual bottle basis (if you purchase the bottles one at time from the cheapest source) but the conditions will all be different and the real intent of this is to open the entire lot on the same night at a Barolo event or to take possession with known provenance/history and then open them one-by-one over the course of a few months (to get an ideal vintage comparison in a relatively short period of time) - I think you will be very surprised at the results. Maybe it's a bit clinical of me to think the provenance is that important but this vertical insures the same history on each wine and the same conditions for all 12 bottles (albeit, of different ages) - that is a rarity in our industry and even rarer with Barolo - it is the main reason why I jumped at the chance to showcase the relatively unheralded glory of this producer that should (in time) be looked at in the same league as Giacomo Conterno, Giacosa and Mascarello (who is Rinaldi's cousin). In a blind tasting, I have no doubt that a number of wines below would equal or surpass that of the preceding three great names: This vertical contains one case of wine (12 bottles) - all original cellar stock. Don't poo-poo the 1994, Beppe Rinaldi now considers it to be a bigger success than the 1995 (that's why you don't see the 1995) and he insisted on including it to show that great terroir can win out over vintage (there's almost no 1994 available at the winery and quite a bit of 1995 so it's not like he's trying to dump the 1994). You can look up reviews on this set if you need to (Tanzer has especially gifted things to say about the 2004s) but I feel strongly that this collection should be enjoyed without the pressure to live up to reviews - sometimes it's better to just let the wine do the talking: G. Rinaldi Barolo Vertical 1993 G. Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste 1994 G. Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste 1996 G. Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste 1997 G. Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste 1998 G. Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste 1999 G. Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste 2000 G. Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste 2001 G. Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste 2004 G. Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste 2000 G. Rinaldi Barolo Cannubi Ravera (San Lorenzo) 2001 G. Rinaldi Barolo Cannubi Ravera (San Lorenzo) 2004 G. Rinaldi Barolo Cannubi Ravera (San Lorenzo) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Italy7611

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 1994
  • Type Red
  • Producer Giuseppe Rinaldi
  • Varietal Nebbiolo
  • Designation n/a
  • Vineyard Brunate Le Coste
  • Country Italy
  • Region Piedmont
  • SubRegion Langhe
  • Appellation Barolo

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  • In Cellars 104 (39%)
  • Consumed 165 (61%)

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