Oddero, Barolo Rocche di Castiglione

Oddero, Barolo Rocche di CastiglioneWith fruit from Castiglione Falletto, the Oddero 2019 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a beautiful wine with elegant lines, tight fiber and a brilliant dark ruby appearance. The bouquet impeccably follows the Nebbiolo playlist with a filigree of wild fruit layered into aniseed, iron ore and blood orange. Delicate mineral tones also appear. This wine stands apart in this vintage, with only 2,000 bottles produced.

acacia and white peach

even caressing mouth feel before culminating in a restrained and persistent if only moderately complex finale

This has an incredibly long build and endless depth

to question the established ideas and to learn more

but I am willing to look past that because the wine has aged so gracefully

and an undeniable sense of minerality

is a great example of the modern school of Barolo

Perhaps it is just a stage but given the natural energy of Corton-Charlemagne from Pernand

macadamia nut and hints of biscuity complexity to come

Conterno’s Barbera officially carries the Cascina Francia vineyard designation to differentiate it from a new single-vineyard Barbera from the Cerretta vineyard the estate will release beginning with the 2008 vintage

a varietal indigenous to Bierzo

The sense of refinement continues onto the rich