Giuseppe Rinaldi - Barolo Tre Tine 2017 (750ml)
Vinous: 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. (Drink between 2025-2042)
vWine Advocate: 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.
Wine Spectator: 94 Points
This is racy and elegant despite the tightly wound firm tannins boasting floral and red berry aromas and flavors with accents of mineral and leafy underbrush. Shows fine harmony overall with the essence of fruit returning on the finish. Best from 2025 through 2042.
