Giuseppe Rinaldi, Barolo Brunate Riserva, 1980 so070825 NorthernRhoneOffer Cabernet Sauvignon leads the charge

Cabernet Sauvignon leads the charge here

Whitecliff is the Gardiner

8 months in large wood and cement

cut through by superb acidity that creates tension

Giuseppe Rinaldi, Barolo Brunate Riserva, 1980 so070825 NorthernRhoneOffer Cabernet Sauvignon leads the chargeForty five years on, from one of Barolo's most uncompromising traditionalists. Giuseppe Rinaldi's Brunate Riserva was reserved for only the greatest vintages and held ten years before release and this 1980 bottle, like its 1985 sibling, predates the 2010 MGA regulation that forced Rinaldi to abandon the blending of Brunate and Le Coste under one label. Pure Brunate from La Morra, made in the heart of the Battista Rinaldi era (Beppe took over in 1992