Bob McDonald

9.0

A mid cherry red in colour. Aromatics of red fruits, menthol and touches of tar and roses. Light to medium bodied on the palate - surprising for a Barolo with medium plus intensity. Different and interesting in a good vintage from an excellent producer. Next in a year. — 8 months ago

Dave Mayers

9.5

A gift for the Franks for my first time at Frankie’s Spuntino. In the same vein as Rinaldi but with a more rustic and herbal expression. Truly a show stopper. Rides that perfect line between wild and elegance. Ink and tar and flowers and just full joy. Have had many bottles that were cooked or just plain off. So thrilled to get these from the source — 3 years ago

Dustin & Tara Owens

9.1

A house staple. Berry bouquet, tart cherry, subtle leather, just enough tannin to keep you coming back for more. — 5 years ago

James Thacker

9.4

Remarkable wine. Earth, flowers and fruit. Beautiful balance in all aspects. — 6 years ago

Xiying Wang

10

Has a hint of honey, super unique — 8 years ago

Nniccolò Contenta

9.6

Dolcetto at the peak of its greatness. Smells like piedmont and is coming out with deep forest smokey secondary flavours with that signature Rinaldi texture. Thanks James. — 8 years ago

Joakim Bogström

9.3

Will be awesome. Very high in tannin. But great balance. Roses and tar. — 8 years ago

S.S. Mandani

9.3

Let’s see if we have better luck with this bottle. Brought the last bottle back to Astor and they assessed it and said that it was indeed corked.

Cranberries, raspberries, and red fruits, with a note of spindrift from a fresh ocean wave. The breeze of a redwood forest sways through.

Yes. Much better luck. The ever so slight undercurrent of carmelized dark cherries. Beautiful tannic structure. Crunchy and expanding on the palate. A bouncy wine with a bunch of character but also an understated power, boldness, and spice.

This is what it’s supposed to taste like. — 10 months ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Slightly gnarly. Tobacco and leather and dried dark fruit. Good definition. Savory and delicious — 3 years ago

with BOT, Gregg and 2 others

Natalie Abinante

9.0

Goes really well with sesame chicken and noodles. Would probably go well with many chicken dishes. Light, not tannic/acidic. — 5 years ago

with Mary

CA Haynam

9.1

Fabulous fruity bouquet. 2011 vintage had a pleasant residual sugar and mild Tania’s and acidity. A delightful wine. Great discovery. — 8 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.3

A lighter traditional style of Amarone. There was some savory smokiness to this as well...atypical but nice with osso bucco. Not imported to the US as far as I know. — 8 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.1

Consider this a collective note on the '67 Barolo vintage...having tasted through about fifteen, most were fading or already past it. Burlotto, Prunotto, and Vietti were all wonderful and G. Rinaldi could legitimately go another decade, but in general, drink 'em if ya got 'em! — 8 years ago

Erik Michielsen

9.5

Drinking beautifully - with D & L & Rams — 10 months ago

with Debbie

Byron C Mayes

9.0

Vibrant purple red with magenta pink mousse. Berry bubble gum nose. Sweet and creamy on the bubbly palate, though not as sweet as the nose leads one to expect. Just enough acidity to balance and make it refreshing. A nice low-alcohol treat for summer dipping, it'll also make a great pairing with spicy fare like Buffalo wings or Fra Diavolo pasta. Drink now. — a year ago

D G

9.1

Came across a little flat even after 2.5 hour decant — 5 years ago

John Osgood

9.3

Always great — 5 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.1

Tight and beautifully balanced. This class act will cruise for many years still, and while just recently bottled, it already shows the pedigree of this great, great vintage. Best from 2022. — 8 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.3

Made by F. Rinaldi. Label looked new and a good fill, but the cork was showing the age. Nice color. This showed young, might have guessed 90s rather than early 70s. Very nice showing. — 8 years ago

Jun Yamazaki

8.9

@Amsterdam, 24 September 2017 — 8 years ago