Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate - Le Coste 2009

Parker: The 2009 Barolo Brunate - Le Coste shows immense beauty with a delicate aromatic embroidery of dried tobacco leaf, cigar box, dried cherry, laurel leaf and licorice. Of these descriptors, tobacco remains by far the most noticeable. The wine glides smoothly over the palate thanks to its integrated tannins and exceptional silkiness. Five to ten more years in the bottle will undoubtedly usher forth even more beauty to behold. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2028. Parker 93/100

Galloni: Giuseppe Rinaldi's 2009 Barolo Brunate, from my cellar, is divine. I can't say I am surprised, as a recent bottle was every bit as compelling. Soaring aromatics and bright, red-toned fruit are immediately alluring. In the glass the 2009 displays uncanny frechness, especially for a fifteen-year-old Barolo from a warm, challeging vintage. This is pure and total seduction. The perfect wine for the right moment. Galloni 97/100