Announcing…
2004 GIUSEPPE RINALDI BAROLO
An uncompromising approach to greatness

GIUSEPPE RINALDI is an icon in Piedmont — a man who has never wavered from the traditional methods of making Barolo. For Rinaldi, there is no struggle, no doubt or question about the way to achieve great Barolo. Rinaldi vinifies nebbiolo according to the most traditional methods before aging slowly in the large wood “botte” casks. “Barolo is about tertiary aromas,” he explains. The interesting aromas can develop only after three or four years in barrel.” Rinaldi has little use for modern techniques when tradition and experience have produced outstanding wines of incredible longevity, some tasting young & fresh after 40+ years.

Barolos of this caliber are born out of the land, the nebbiolo grapes, vintage conditions, and time. Modern techniques have no place in this process.

Unwavering, unyielding, uncompromising.
Power, elegance, austerity; complexity, aromatics, longevity. Rinaldi’s Barolo is a wine of singular distinction. VINTAGES is proud to offer these 2004 Barolos from Giuseppe Rinaldi.

2004 RINALDI BAROLO “Cannubi Ravera (San Lorenzo)” $128/bottle ($108.80 case price). “Excellent deep red-ruby color. The nose began a bit reduced, then opened spectacularly to show red berries, black licorice, chestnut, brown spices, truffle, mocha and minerals … Less obviously fleshy than the Brunate but already quite expressive despite its rather primary cherry fruit, with snappy acidity accentuating the wine’s inner-mouth floral character. The tannins here are chewy, ripe and wonderfully suave for so-called old-style Barolo. I find this utterly compelling. Cannubi becomes more floral with aging and gains in length, says Rinaldi, while the Brunate takes on a stronger tar-and-chocolate character.” — Tanzer, Int’l Wine Cellar

2004 RINALDI BAROLO “Brunate Le Coste” $128/bottle ($108.80 case price) 94 pts.
“Good deep red. Knockout nose offers roasted plum, mocha, brown spices, chocolate and underbrush. Offers superb concentration for the vintage, with excellent vinosity to its flavors of sappy, candied black raspberry and spices. Very rich and broad wine, with big tannins arriving late to dust the palate. This will take a decade or two of bottle aging to evolve fully. 94 pts.” –Tanzer, Int’l Wine Cellar

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