Francesco Rinaldi & Figli - Barolo Brunate 2019 (750ml)
Price: $79.00
| Producer | Francesco Rinaldi & Figli |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Sku | 8307 |
| Size | 750ml |
Kerin O'Keefe: 96 Points
Perfumed delicious and structured the compelling 2019 Brunate from Francesco Rinaldi & Figli opens with heady scents of fragrant blue flower ripe berry menthol and dark spice. Firm but elegantly structured the focused savory palate doles out crushed raspberry wild strawberry licorice and crushed mint framed in tightly woven extremely refined tannins. Grapes hail from the Brunate cru that spans the villages of La Morra and Barolo and are cultivated 250-350m above sea level in soils that are mainly limestone and clay with a small percentage of sand giving the wine both body finesse and vibrancy. This is the best Brunate I?ve ever tried from the estate. Drink 2029?2039.
Wine Advocate: 94+ Points
The 2019 Barolo Brunate shows a linear and quite firm character with dark cherry rose crushed flint and balanced spice. The vintage is built tight and strong and that added textural density bodes well for the wine's future bottle evolution. This is a production of 9000 bottles. Paola and Piera Rinaldi have created a new wine the 2022 Langhe Freisa with just 1800 bottles made. It will be bottled in fall 2023 so I have not had the opportunity to taste it yet. Published: Aug 24 2023
Vinous: 94 Points
The 2019 Barolo Brunate is a brooding imposing wine. Black cherry lavender spice menthol licorice and mocha saturate the palate. This big old-school Barolo delivers tons of impact. Readers will find a somber stark Barolo full of sepia-toned Brunate intensity. - By Antonio Galloni on September 2023 Francesco Rinaldi is one of the few producers of classically built wines that still remains somewhat under the radar. The wines can be a bit burly in the early going but they come together very nicely with a few years of bottle age. Although the single vineyard Barolos get most of the attention here I often find the straight Barolo to be one of the best wines in its peer group as it is again in 2019. The Dolcetto remains the star among the house?s entry-level offerings.
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