2016 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 95.8 points

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  2/2/2024 - fadincvaros Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Bottiglia clamorosa. Il mio primo Brunate di Rinaldi, non lo dimenticherò. Colore di sgargiante trasparenza, Bouquet dai mille richiami: rosa, lampone, menta, erbe officinali, goudron, pellame, liquirizia… ogni olfazione diversa dall’altra, non smetteresti mai di sentirlo. La bocca ha l’eleganza e la potenza che si fondono in un assaggio sensuale ma dal grande impatto sulle papille gustative, conservando però una leggerezza che ti permetterebbe di berti serenamente la bottiglia da solo. Grandissimo Barolo.anni davanti a sè ma già adessso una bomba.

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  11/21/2023 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 97 Points

  The ‘16 Brunate is showing similar to my note from 2020. It is one of my favorite wines from this vintage, showing the combination of sweetness and finesse, and a bit of a rustic flavor profile, of the Rinaldi wines. We had this next to the 2016 Burlotto Monvigliero. While both showed more sweetness and finesse than a typical Barolo, the Rinaldi was much more in balance and much more complex than the Burlotto.
  
  While initially muted, with air the aromatics became wide open, with sweet red and purple fruit and floral tones, leather, sweet spices, roasted meats, and a balsamic note that became more prominent with air. On the palate, the wine is medium in body, concentrated in flavor but with a very silky texture, with almost no perception of tannin. Everything is in balance, with beautiful sweetness of fruit, acidity, and a number of savory nuances for complexity. I found leather, hard candy like, super sweet red and purple fruit and florals, roasted meats, balsamic, and sweet spices. Purple hard candy like fruit, leather, and balsamic lingered on the finish.
  
  While the flavor profile of this wine is a touch rustic, it has the sweetness and finesse of the finest Barolo. I do think it’d be interesting to compare this to the 2019 vintage. I found the 2019 Brunate tasted in April to be a bit more pure, for better or worse, without the more rustic leather and roasted meat notes I got here.

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  11/17/2023 - NoTrollingerPlease wrote: 92 Points

  Elio Sandri Tasting (Freiheit Vinothek, Ulm, Germany): Glass: Riedel Vinum Pinot
  Clear, medium ruby-garnet color. Fine, elegant nose. On the palate not optimal, we assumed a not optimal stored bottle. Still very good, but not as bright as it should be. You can feel the elegance, but it is somehow restrained and the finish is a bit nutty. 92

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  8/13/2023 - johnh1001 wrote: 94 Points

  Deep, dense and dark fruit. Long and polished but a bit closed even on day 2. Will be amazing.

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  5/23/2023 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 Points

  not blind
  Fantastic young Barolo. Makes fun even in this young stage. Violet, leather, roses and some herb cherry notes. 94-95

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