Luigi Oddero Barolo Rivera 2010
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.
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Nebbiolo
VINEYARD SITE: in the town of Castiglione Falletto, facing south beneath the castle’s walls. The area planted with vines is 3,00 hectares. Located at about 350 meters above sea level.
SOIL TYPE: composed of grey-bluish marl, with loose clayey material mixed with sand, typical of the Helvetian era.
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 15 to 20 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 36 months. Bottle ageing for 24 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.
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 | 2010 |
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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.
