Vintage Character Barolo DOCG 2013 Giuseppe Rinaldi "Tre Tine" is a traditional Nebbiolo drawn from one of Piedmont’s most revered appellations. The 2013 vintage is widely regarded as outstanding in Barolo: a long, relatively cool growing season and late harvest preserved aromatic lift, firm structure, and the precision that gives classic wines of the zone their long aging profile. Tre Tine blends fruit from Cannubi San Lorenzo, Ravera and Le Coste, combining marl-rich soils and distinct exposures to deliver both perfume and authority, with the altitude and patchwork of sites adding tension, nuance, and savory depth.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate awarded this wine 96 points, underscoring its stature. The bouquet is layered and haunting, with rose petal, wild cherry, crushed raspberry, orange peel, anise, mint, iron, tar, and tobacco emerging in steady waves. On the palate it is full-bodied yet filigreed, driven by high acidity and noble tannins that frame a core of red fruit and mineral intensity; the texture is firm, refined, and deeply persistent, finishing on dried herbs, licorice, and earthy spice. It pairs beautifully with braised beef short ribs, porcini risotto, or roast duck.
Winery Background Giuseppe Rinaldi is one of Barolo’s benchmark traditionalists, a family estate founded in the late 19th century and long shaped by the uncompromising vision of Giuseppe “Beppe” Rinaldi. Today Marta and Carlotta Rinaldi continue that philosophy, farming carefully and favoring organic principles, hand-harvesting, long macerations, and aging in large Slavonian oak botti rather than small barriques. The name Tre Tine, meaning “three vats,” reflects both the blend and the estate’s refusal to chase fashion; this is a producer celebrated for transparency to site, classical structure, and Barolo made with patience, integrity, and a profound sense of place.