1990 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Riserva Brunate
Nebbiolo
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By Antonio Galloni
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Piedmont’s Glorious 1989 and 1990 Vintages Revisited (Feb 2010), (See more on Vinous...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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9/17/2021 - grub94 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Tasted with 4 decades of Barolo: 78, 01 and 10. This was 4th with tough competition. Full nose: dk cherry, earthy mushrooms, spice and tobacco. The palate reveals a balanced wine with cranberry and dried roses emerging amid the above nose qualities. Solid finish with hints of dryness.
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12/27/2020 - Robmcl920 wrote: 93 Points
The ‘90 Brunate was an enjoyable wine, but this bottle - seemingly in perfect condition in terms of cork, color - did not match the high acclaim I’ve read. May have been an off bottle but unclear. Tasted alongside the ‘96, the ‘90 seemed clearly of the same era (and very different than the wines made today at Rinaldi), yet did show riper reflecting the warm vintage.
On the nose, I found ripe dark red and black fruit, menthol, spices, balsamic, iron, and minerality. At times, the aromatics were very enticing, but at times they lacked focus and were somewhat reductive. On the palate, I found ripe, highly acidic red fruit along with iron, minerality, tobacco, and a touch of balsamic at times. The tannins were very youthful and need more time to fully resolve, and the wine was concentrated and very bright with sharp acidity sticking out. It was incredibly intense due to the acid and tannin.
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5/9/2020 - bgdau Likes this wine: 99 Points
WOW!!! Just WOW! Everything you want in wine to pair with fine dining. A taste sensation that takes you to another place in between bites. Still packs a great punch but with the kindest of manners.
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10/19/2019 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 98 Points
Another stunning performance from the ‘90 Brunate Riserva, showing masses of black cherry in a cloud of exotic spice, with crushed stone minerality, dark, sweet earth, lifted by dusty florals and hints of dried citrus. On the palate, I found remarkably soft textures, energized by vibrant acids, as raspberry, cherry and cranberry fruits all took their turn, giving way to a mix of minerals and acid with saturating, sweet spices. The finish was long, my notes reading, “so lovely” as the ‘90 slowly faded from the senses with notes of black cherry, hints of dried roses and tobacco. It’s amazing to think that a wine can be this pleasurable, but I guess that’s why we are all in this game.
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10/21/2017 - cct wrote: 94 Points
A deeper and darker wine than the Santo Stefano. Rich and deep, round and savory with porcini, and darker nebbiolo fruit. Ripe but not heavy, and with enough acidity to keep it fresh, but lacks the lift and grace of the Giacosa. It lacks just a little bit of clarity and freshness to keep it from really terrific.
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