Giuseppe Rinaldi 2019 Barolo Offering and all the Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo in the store on SALE!!
“High and fine literature is wine, and mine is only water; but everybody likes water.”
― Mark Twain
That’s all I drink is wine and water with a little Tequila and Scotch mixed in for good measure. It’s all coming out in my new book the “Two Bottle Per Day Wine Diet”. I’m in training and must stay in good drinking shape for all these “Once in a Life time” wine tastings coming up in October.
This rare offering of Rinaldi’s top cuvée which, through 1994, was the Brunate Riserva (100% Brunate) of the best vintages in the last 30 years in the Piedmont. From 1993 on, this wine has been called Brunate-Le Coste and is made from approximately 60% Brunate and 40% Le Coste. Finding these wines is not very easy as most of the estate’s production is quietly sold to longstanding private customers in Italy, Switzerland and Germany.
As explained in the info below in the review by Antonio Galloni this Brunate-Le Coste wine will no longer exist due to a recent change in Piedmont wine law that states there can’t be less than 85% single vineyard to have that vineyard cru name on the bottle and you can no longer list more than one single vineyard cru name on the label. The 2009 vintage was the last of the Brunate Le Coste making these older vintage wines even more valuable today as they will not be made like this in the future.
Updated Notes: Law Changes and Rinaldi
The major thing I wanted you to know is that the wine we've known as BRUNATE-LE COSTE was made from 60% of Brunate and 40% of Le Coste fruit. That wine is now simply labeled as BRUNATE and is now an 85% Brunate, 15% Le Coste split. A BRUNATE labeled Barolo can only add a maximum of 15% non-Brunate fruit, per the new law. You cannot have two vineyard names on a label any longer in Barolo. If you produce your wine that way, you must create a "fantasy name" (i.e. "Tre Tine").. The production is now much less on this bottling from Rinaldi, I do not have exact numbers but I know that we are now getting a significantly lower percentage of cases imported to the US.
The wine we've known as CANNUBI-SAN LORENZO / RAVERA has historically been a blend of those two vineyards. Now, beginning with the 2010 vintage that bottling is now called "TRE TINE" which means "three vats" and is a blend of those two areas (50% Ravera, 30% Cannubi/San Lorenzo PLUS 20% of fruit from Le Coste)
Sisters Marta and Carlotta Rinaldi presented a stellar set of 2019 Barolos, including the first release of their new Barolo from Bussia. It has not been an easy time for the family of late. The Rinaldi sisters have dealt with the loss of both of their parents over the last few years, which has, among other things, placed them fully in charge of the family domaine.
"I suppose a year like 2019 feels 'cooler' than some recent vintages, but that is only because the parameters of what these things mean have changed in recent times, Carlotta Rinaldi explained. "Certainly 2019 is not a cool year compared to the norm 20-30 years ago. For example, we had temperatures in excess of 38.5°C (101.3°F) in Cannubi. The approach has changed here over the last decade. The 2019s spent 20-30 days on the skins, depending on the parcel, with two pump-overs a day and punch-downs only at the end of fermentation, when the sugars are almost all gone, whereas Beppe Rinaldi employed more punch-downs in vintages such as 2010. There is never submerged cap maceration at Rinaldi, while aging is done entirely in cask. Readers will note the addition of a new Barolo from Bussia, a wine family matriarch Annalisa Rinaldi was especially fond of. Tasting it, I can see why, as it is truly magnificent.
Giuseppi Rinaldi Barolo Offering featuring the newly released 2019 vintage Barolos!!
2019 GIUSEPPE RINALDI BAROLO BRUNATE
Price: $550.00 Your Price: $484.00
The 2019 Barolo Brunate soars out of the glass with a dazzling array of dark , balsamic infused aromas and flavors that are so typical of Brunate . Sage , menthol , melted road tar, lavender, and dark plum all build in this rich and deeply textured Brunate. With superb balance , the Brunate is shaping up beautifully . There is an exotice wildness to the 2019 that is hard to fully capture in words. Here , too, the tannins are present , but also very refined . Time in the glass releases the breadth of Brunate nicely . 96 pts Galloni
2019 GIUSEPPE RINALDI 'TRE TINE', BAROLO DOCG, ITALY
Price: $495.00 Your Price: $435.60
2019 GIUSEPPE RINALDI 'TRE TINE', BAROLO DOCG, ITALY MAGNUM
Price: $999.00 Your Price: $879.12
The 2019 Barolo Tre Tine is elegant and gracious to the core, Lifted, sensual aromatics make a strong first impression. In most vintages teh Tre Tine has been a bit more tannic, but the 2019 has a level of refinement that I have not seen in the past. Rose petal , kirish, lavender, cedar.sweet pipe tobacco and orange peel lend striking inner sweetness and perfume . The 2019 is classic in feell, but at all forbidding or auster. I love it .. 95 pts Galloni
2019 GIUSEPPE RINALDI BUSSIA, BAROLO DOCG, ITALY
Price: $550.00 Your Price: $484.00
The 2019 Barolo Bussia , a new wine in the range , is fabulous . It is also a very serious , almost somber Barolo endowed with huge fruit and equally imposing tannins . Sage , mint , dried herbs , crushed leaves and spice lend compelling aromatic intensity to the deep , layered Barolo . Exotice hints of orange peel, spice and sweet dried cherry linger on the explosive , soaring finish. What I love most about the Bussia is the complexity . Each taste reveals a new shade of its glorious dimensions the 2019 builds into its seriously long resonant finish. This is a tremendous debut from sisters Marta and Carlotta Rinaldi .. 97 pts Galloni
Wine Spectator Posted: September 4, 2018
By: Bruce Sanderson
Giuseppe "Beppe" Rinaldi, proprietor of the Giuseppe Rinaldi estate in the Italian wine appellation of Barolo, died September 2nd after recently being diagnosed with bladder cancer.
He was 69.
"Beppe Rinaldi was a special person, low-keyed, very knowledgeable about the history of the Barolo area and a staunch traditionalist, just like his father and grandfather," said Dominic Nocerino of Vinifera Imports, Rinaldi's New York importer, who began working with the estate in 1980.
Rinaldi, a veterinarian by profession, took the reins of his family's winery three decades ago after the death of his father, Battista. The Rinaldi family had first started selling grapes in the late 1800s; Rinaldi's grandfather, also Giuseppe, began bottling and selling wines in the 1920s.
Despite the changes occurring in the Barolo region in the 1980s and '90s, Rinaldi continued to make wines much like his father and grandfather had, blending crus to find a balance. He produced two cuvées, each a blend of vineyards, fermented in wooden vats and aged in large, neutral-oak barrels: Brunate-Le Coste and Cannubi San Lorenzo–Ravera.
When labeling laws changed with the release of the 2010 vintage, Rinaldi blended three of the vineyards, calling the wine Tre Tine, or "Three Casks," and bottled the Brunate separately. Known for their youthful austerity and ageability, Rinaldi's Barolos were pure and complex. Beppe's other nickname was “Citrico,” or “the acidic one,” for his directness and acerbic wit.
Rinaldi was joined in the Winery by his eldest daughter, Marta, an enologist, in 2008, and younger daughter, Carlotta, an agronomist, in 2012.
“The winery is in good hands with his children," Nocerino told Wine Spectator. "Beppe will be greatly missed, but his legacy will live on in the wine world."
In addition to his daughters, Rinaldi is survived by his wife, Annalisa.
Older Vintage wines from Giuseppe Rinaldi
2018 GIUSEPPE RINALDI BRUNATE BAROLO
List Price: $569.00 Your Price: $500.72 Quantity in Stock: 8
(95 Points) Rinaldi's 2018 Barolo Brunate is one of the more satisfying wines of the vintage. Austere, medium in body and classic in feel, with that extra bit of textural resonance that is such a Brunate signature, the 2018 has real potential. Dark cherry, melted road tar, tobacco, spice, menthol, sage and licorice all build in the glass. The 2018 is going to need a few years to soften and start hitting its stride, but all the ingredients are there. It's a powerhouse, that much is certain. Vinous
2017 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate 3 Liter
List Price: $2550.00 Your Price: $2244.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2017 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Magnum
List Price: $969.00 Your Price: $852.72 Quantity in Stock: 6
2017 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate
Price: $537.50 Your Price: $473.00 Quantity in Stock: 6
(95 Points) The 2017 Barolo Brunate is a dark, powerful wine. A huge swath of tannins gives the Brunate its feeling of gravitas. Readers will have to be patient with the 2017, as it is going to need a number of years to come together. Dark cherry fruit, lavender, sage, licorice, spice and earthy notes build into a crescendo of aromas and flavors that is just captivating. The 2017 finishes with tremendous substance and intensity, both of which bode so well for the future. Galloni
2018 GIUSEPPE RINALDI BAROLO TRE TINE MAGNUM
Price: $1025.00 Your Price: $902.00 Quantity in Stock: 6
2018 GIUSEPPE RINALDI TRE TINE BAROLO PIEDMONT
List Price: $562.50 Your Price: $495.00 Quantity in Stock: 12
(94 points) The Giuseppe Rinaldi 2017 Barolo Tre Tine was bottled in September 2020, and Carlotta Rinaldi tells me that the wine has gone through various moments of openness and shyness since then. The wine was a little closed when I tasted it this past summer, but its evolution is far from over. As you contemplate the bouquet, you sense lots of fruit, yet there is no excessive ripeness like you might expect from this hot and dry vintage. It shows elegant fruit weight, streamlined and silky, with dried violet, spice and rusty nail. It carries a medium texture that is elongated by the wine's integrated tannins and acidity. Tre Tine is a blend of fruit from Ravera, Le Coste and Cannubi San Lorenzo, and these latter two vineyards were harvested especially early in this vintage, starting on September 13, 2017, which is unusual for Nebbiolo. - Monica Larner Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, September 2021
2017 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Tre Tine Magnum
Price: $925.00 Your Price: $814.00 Quantity in Stock: 6
2017 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Tre Tine
List Price: $450.00 Your Price: $396.00 Quantity in Stock: 10
(95 Points) The 2017 Barolo Tre Tine is fabulous. A wine that marries classicism with the racy personality of the year, the 2017 hits all the right buttons. It's a wine that satisfies all the senses, with more than enough to please both the hedonistic and intellectual senses. Everything about the 2017 is spot on. Bright red berry fruit, rose petal, mint, lavender and spice build into the delineated, salivating finish. As always, the Tre Tine is a bit more linear than the Brunate. In 2017, it is one of the wines of the vintage. Don't miss it! Galloni
2015 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Tre Tine
List Price: $395.00 Your Price: $347.60 Quantity in Stock: 23
(95 Point) This wine celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2016. Representing its 99th birthday, the 2015 Barolo Tre Tine is a blend of fruit from Ravera (60%), Le Coste (20%) and Cannubi San Lorenzo (20%). These sites encountered some challenges with hail in the 2014 vintage that resulted in a 30% loss of fruit. The Rinaldi family saw hail in the Brunate and Cerequio area in 2016. But the 2015 vintage saw smooth sailing and what winemaker Marta Rinaldi calls "a return to normalcy." She says fermentations proceeded beautifully and without any holdups. This Barolo opens to a medium-dark garnet color with bright fruit tones followed by licorice, tar and delicate balsam herb. The wine offers a degree of softness that comes through in the quality of the tannins and the texture of the mouthfeel. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Monica Larner 06282019
2007 GIUSEPPE RINALDI 'BRUNATE-LE COSTE' BAROLO
Price: $680.00 Sale Price: $555.00 Quantity in Stock: 2
(96 points) The 2007 Barolo Brunate-Le Coste is a regal, aristocratic Barolo. Firm tannins keep some of the extroverted qualities of the vintage in check. This shows marvelous inner minerality and coolness, with deep layers of fruit, menthol, licorice and tar that fill out the wine’s broad shouldered frame. The Brunte-Le Coste shuts down pretty quickly in the glass, suggesting it may be headed for a period of dormancy. Today, it is flat-out stunning. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2038. Wine Advocate #197 Oct 2011
2006 GIUSEPPE RINALDI CANNUBI SAN LORENZO RAVERA BAROLO
Price: $680.00 Sale Price: $555.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
(94 points) The 2006 Barolo Cannubbio is fabulous. Roses, sweet spices, dark cherries, minerals and licorice are some of the notes that emerge from this deceptively medium-bodied Barolo. Cannubi is the most famous hillside in Barolo for a number of reasons, not the least of which is a unique terrain where the two main soil types of the Langhe – the sandier composition of the western part of the zone and the more compact terrain of the eastern parts – are found in alternating layers. Rinaldi’s Cannubbio captures the floral qualities of Nebbiolo but with surprising muscle to back things up. There is a very slight hint of sweet spice on the finish that suggest at least part of the barrels are relatively new. Those subtle tones should dissipate over time. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2031. Wine Advocate #192 Dec 2010
2003 Giuseppe Rinaldi Brunate Le Coste Barolo
List Price: $525.00 Your Price: $462.00 Quantity in Stock: 18
(92 Points) Rinaldi’s 2003 Barolo Brunate/Le Coste is deeply flavored and intense, with more than enough fruit to balance its tannic structure. The characteristic balsamic notes that are typical of this wine literally jump out of the glass. This seriously long and powerful Barolo is also remarkably accessible and is a great introduction to one of Piedmont’s great wines. When tasted separately the different qualities of the two vineyards are striking. Brunate provides the muscle and complexity, while Le Coste gives the wine a measure of softness. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2019
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