2016 Oddero Barolo Villero
Barolo, Italy
Phenomenal vintage for this benchmark Villero. 97 points, Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
$170.00
Out of Stock
The tightrope walked with confidence. So good.
Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
About The Wine
Dense, savoury Barolo with red and black fruit core and leathery tannins. But for all its power and longevity it has welcoming aromatics and a supple palate.
Villero is one of the great crus (vineyards) of Barolo, with several top wineries producing great single vineyard wines each year. This Oddero release sees thirty months in large old oak barrels then another year resting in bottle before hitting the market..
Don't be in a hurry to drink, as this will be at its best in 5-10 years or so, with plenty left in the tank after that.
About Oddero
Poderi e Cantine Oddero is a name which has roots in the Piemonte region back to the 18th century. A producer of great renown, the Oddero family has vineyard holdings in some of the great terroirs acrosss Langhe, Barolo and Barbaresco. The current patriarch of the family, Giacomo Oddero, handed over the running of the family business to his daughter, Mariacristina, in 1990 after a much-respected tenure as proprietor.
Now Mariacristina has handed over to her children, Isabella and Pietro, as the seventh generation takes the family business into the modern era, they are flourishing as a label that respects both traditional production and a more modern, sustainable approach to farming.
Barolo, Italy
From The Producer
Vineyard
Town : Castiglione Falletto, Sheet no. 7, Particle n. 132
Properties: altitude 240 m asl, South-East exposure, planting distance 2.70x0.90m, density 4300 vines / ha, Guyot training system in the espalier system.
Age : 53 years
Hectares : 0.80 ha
Yield / ha : 60 q / ha
Harvest period
First ten days of October
Production
3800/4000 bottles
Winemaking
Great care and attention to the cultivation of the vine, strict manual selection of the grapes both in the vineyard and in the cellar on a conveyor belt; very soft destemming and pressing, with shelling machine, fermentation and maceration for about 25 days.
Aging
In 40 hl oak barrels, for a duration of 30 months. Bottling at the end of summer, further refinement in the bottle, before being marketed for one year.
Blend : Nebbiolo (100%)
ABV : 14.5%
Closure : Cork
Drink Until : 2030
Bottle Size : 750ml
Critic Reviews
"Bright, deep, spicy cherry and plum, dried rose/potpourri, new leather, biscotti. Tight rolls of juicy fruit, though ferrous and very mineral too, dense graphite tannin, and more of that beautiful sweet tannin on a very long finish. Tense and structured, yet generous in flavour. The tightrope walked with confidence. So good." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
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