2019 Giuseppe Rinaldi, Barolo, Tre Tine

Now directed by Marta and Carlotta Rinaldi, the estate maintains a steadfast commitment to traditionalism, prioritizing manual vineyard management and biodiversity within their dry-farmed, organic holdings. The Tre Tine is produced via spontaneous fermentation in open-top Slavonian oak *tini* followed by an extended maceration period, a technical choice that favors structural integrity and long-term stability over primary aromatics. This bottling integrates fruit from the limestone-heavy, high-altitude site of Ravera with the marl-rich soils of Cannubi San Lorenzo and Le Coste, balancing the mineral nerve of Novello with the power of the central Barolo commune. The 2019 vintage’s late October harvest and long growing season yielded thick-skinned berries with exceptional phenolic ripeness, resulting in a wine defined by vibrant acid retention and a dense, fine-grained tannic architecture. This structural precision ensures the wine remains transparent and linear, reflecting a return to a cooler, more traditional structural expression with significant potential for evolution.