Giuseppe Rinaldi is a 15-acre estate just outside the center of Barolo. It is owned by Giuseppe Rinaldi, a veterinarian by training who took over the family’s historic estate several decades ago. The Rinaldi family, which has operated the estate since the 19th century, now includes several adult children trained in oenology. The estate’s Barolos have won consistently high praise from reviewers, such as Gambero Rosso, Italy’s leading wine journal, which has often given Rinaldi Barolos the journal’s highest rating of three bicchiere, or three glasses. “Consistency, personality and terroir briefly summarize the distinguishing features of this leading winery…,” notes Gambero Rosso. Antonio Galloni now of Vinous wrote in 2010 that “Giuseppe Rinaldi’s Barolos are among the rarest and most difficult wines to source, as they are rapidly snapped up by the estate’s loyal, long-time clients and rarely appear at auction…”