2016 Barolo Brunate
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The 2016 Barolo Brunate is captivating. Dried herbs, mint, sage, cedar, sweet pipe tobacco and gentle earthy notes give the 2016 lovely aromatic complexity. Like all of the Rinaldi 2016s, the Brunate has a bit more early appeal than some other recent vintages. Even so, there is plenty of depth, Brunate muscle and overall structure to support a number of years of fine drinking.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Barolo. Tasted blind. Mid ruby with orange tinges. Minerally, spicy red-fruit nose with a hint of camphor and with a sweet edge to it. Plenty of plush, spicy fruit on the palate, which erroneously leads you to believe this is ready now. Gorgeous sappy acidity and really fine tannins that slowly build up on the finish. A bit like a sleeping giant. (WS)
Rinaldi's 2016 Barolo Brunate is dark and dense, with terrific mid-palate pliancy and striking inner perfume. In this vintage, the Brunate is remarkably polished, with less of the boisterous explosiveness it can tend to show, and tons of finesse for a young wine that is still in cask.