Brand: Giuseppe Rinaldi
Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Vintage: 2012
Rating: 94
WS94: A mix of sour cherry, raspberry, spice and tobacco leaf flavors highlights this light-footed, silky red. Firmly structured, with a lining of dusty tannins on the lingering finish. Ripe yet fresh. Best from 2018 through 2035. 550 cases made, 200 cases imported.
VM94: The 2012 Barolo Brunate is powerful and dense in the glass, but also quite expressive for such a young wine. Dar! and brooding, with fabulous mid-palate richness and depth, the 2012 packs a serious punch. Readers will find a Barolo that brings together a slightly slender, cool-climate sense of structure with good early approachability, all of which make the 2012 quite appealing even in its youth. A blast of sweet red cherry, plum, licorice, leather and spices leaves a strong and lasting impression.a