Luigi Oddero Barolo 2016
Bright garnet-red colored with a pale orange tinge. An unmistakable, intense, persistent and very pleasant bouquet. Aromas of sweet spices, soft fruit, mountain hay and licorice. Dry, soft and velvety on the palate. Great structure and aromatic persistence.
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Nebbiolo
VINEYARD SITE: as tradition has taught us, this Barolo comes from a mix of grapes grown in our finest vineyards located in La Morra, Serralunga d’Alba and Castiglione Falletto. It is the classic Barolo wine of our forefathers.
SOIL TYPE: high hillside soils related to two geologic eras: Helvetian and Tortonian. Composed of deep layers of tuffaceous marl and clayey layers mixed with reddish sand.
GRAPE YIELD PER HECTARE: 70 ql. per hectare and maximum grape yield is 65%
MINIMUM ALCOHOLIC CONTENT: 13% vol.
VINE TRAINING TECHNIQUE: vertical-trellised vine rows 2 meters apart. Guyot pruning. Controlled grassing, without using herbicides and desiccants.
HARVEST PERIOD: late September – first two weeks in October.
WINEMAKING: grapes are hand-picked and carefully sorted in the vineyard and prior to destemming and pressing. Fermentation with maceration for 12 to 15 days with indigenous yeasts. The malolactic fermentation is carried out between the following fall and spring.
AGEING: in stainless steel vats and then in medium/large-size oak barrels for 24 months. Bottle ageing for at least 12 months before release.
ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES: bright garnet-red colored with a pale orange tinge. An unmistakable, intense, persistent and very pleasant bouquet. Aromas of sweet spices, soft fruit, mountain hay and licorice. Dry, soft and velvety on the palate. Great structure and aromatic persistence.
AGEING POTENTIAL: definitely an age-worthy wine, especially in the best vintages.
SERVING TEMPERATURE AND FOOD PAIRING: best served at about 18° C in a large balloon wine glass. It is excellent with roast meats, game and meat in general. It pairs wonderfully with cheese, both fresh and aged.
| Winery | Luigi Oddero |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Specific Appellation | Barolo |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Grape variety | Nebbiolo |
| Bottle Size | Bottle |
| Vintage | 2016 |
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Luigi Oddero is a young estate established by Luigi Oddero in 2006. Luigi Oddero is a very inquisitive and cultured man, deeply in love with his land, the Langhe. Luigi, while busy experimenting with and planting international varieties, always gave preference to the Langhe’s native variety, Nebbiolo, and to all the other local traditional grapes, such as Barbera, Dolcetto and Freisa. In more recent times, he kept pursuing Barolo’s traditional winemaking method by using large barrels.
Today, after Luigi’s death in 2009, the winery is managed by his wife Lena and children Maria and Giovanni. In search of further improving the quality of the wine, the estate hired two winemaking experts from the famed Barolo estate of Bruno Giacosa, Dante Scaglione as consultant winemaker and Franceso Versio as head winemaker.
