2009 Giuseppe Rinaldi Nebbiolo Langhe

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 89.9 points

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  1/25/2020 - 97mjr Likes this wine:

  Great wine. Classic nebbiolo. Tobacco. Licorice. Crushed berries. In its window

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  9/16/2016 - Chaz Bham wrote: 92 Points

  Upon popping the cork, wafting perfume that could only be described as explosive. The sweet aroma literally fills the room.
  
  The ripeness of the fruit is excellent, wonderfully balanced. Lifted acidity and freshness on the palate, with firm mineral backbone. A Nebbiolo for Burgundy lovers for sure.
  
  It has been said that some of the top flight Barolo producers put a lot of effort into their Langhe Nebbiolo, e.g. M.T. Mascarello and the Rinaldi family. They try to convey the spirit of their winery and their tradition, and I cringe when people call this a lesser wine. In my eyes this should be viewed as a flagship bottling, because it is here that you can truly appreciate the "house style", whereas at times, I can get lost in the density and complexity of the array of riservas and single vineyard offerings.
  
  This bottle showed beautifully, and won over some friends not familiar with the joys of Piedmont wines. Not easy to find in the US, but so worth it, if you have the opportunity. Excellent QPR, with great style and panache.

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  3/6/2015 - GUBBIO wrote: 91 Points

  march 2015
  decanted 1 hour
  
  robe - very burgundian , transparent, red violet , no orange brown tones. very pretty
  nose - started off pretty and primary with red and blue fruits moving into darker fruits, bark licorice and some nice spicy undertones. not soaring, but very very nice and open
  palate - dusty tannins and clean acidity are the rails for really beautiful red and dark fruit. the length of this is also quite impressive. this surely can pass as a " barolo" and is better than most. with a quick decant, this is open for business !
  
  ** i found this more fresh and lively than the o9 giacosa counterpart.
  saving my last btl for another 3 to 4 years and to no surprise, this was more lush than the 08 a few years ago. this is not overblown or anything close. i wish that i had bought more and excited to open the btls of brunate that i have

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  11/22/2014 - rSyver wrote: 88 Points

  Same as previous note.

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  5/23/2014 - FjordogFjell wrote: 88 Points

  :-) fra kjelleren til broderen. Åpen og god, solbær, fast grep i munnen, frisk syre

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