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Giuseppe Rinaldi

Rinaldi was trying desperately to finish a major cellar addition before the beginning of the 2004 harvest when I stopped by to taste. Rinaldi continues to make Barolo in thoroughly traditional fashion; the wines are normally tough in the early going but have a history of aging extremely well. Happily, the unprecedented run of warm vintages since the mid-'90s has resulted in numerous wines that are fuller and less austere than some past vintages here. I was quite taken with Rinaldi's young 2001s, which will not be bottled until next year. Rinaldi describes this vintage as an ideal year for nebbiolo:"Not too hot, and with gradual ripening; much better than a year in which the nebbiolo ripens too quickly. "The wines boast very good flesh to buffer their substantial nebbiolo tannins. Rinaldi has a single 2002 foudre from Le Coste fruit, which he may yet bottle as Barolo. This sample displayed an exotic dried-grape character and some botrytis notes; I thought I was drinking a dry port.

From Focus on Barolo and Barbaresco (Nov 2004) by Stephen Tanzer

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2000 Barolo Brunate La Coste

Release Price: $75

Color: Red

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