Luigi Oddero Barolo Vigna Rionda 2011
Bright garnet-red colored with a pale orange tinge after long ageing. Intense, ethereal, very persistent aromas with notes of spices, underwood, licorice and wilted flowers. Dry, full and well-structured on the palate.
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Nebbiolo
ADDITIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL MENTION: Vigna Rionda
VINEYARD SITE: town of Serralunga d’Alba. A historic vineyard named after its round shape. An amphitheater of vines completely exposed to sunlight. The area planted with vines is 0,8 hectares at 350 meters above sea level. The microclimate is ideal for the growing of the Nebbiolo variety.
SOIL TYPE: the soil dates back to the Helvetian geologic era, Miocene sediments of marine origin. The soil is composed of grey-bluish firm marl, which alternates with reddish sandy layers. Rich in microelements and mineral salts.
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: 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 16 to 20 days with indigenous yeasts. The malolactic fermentation is carried out between the following fall and spring.
AGEING: in medium-size French oak barrels for 36 months. Bottle ageing for 24 months before release.
ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES: bright garnet-red colored with a pale orange tinge after long ageing. Intense, ethereal, very persistent aromas with notes of spices, underwood, licorice and wilted flowers. Dry, full and well-structured on the palate.
AGEING POTENTIAL: this wine has a very long life if bottled and properly stored. Bottle ageing improves the wine’s extraordinary organoleptic qualities.
SERVING TEMPERATURE AND FOOD PAIRING: best served at about 18° C in a large balloon wine glass. It is excellent with roast meats, game meat and fine aged cheese.
| 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.
