Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

The Oddero 2017 Barolo draws its fruit from three sites; Bricco Chiesa and Capalot, both in La Morra and Fiasco in Castiglione Falletto. I always admire the purity and elegance inherent to these wines from Oddero and am happy to report that the 2017 vintage delivers on those same promises. The wine pours from the bottle with a brilliant ruby hue, and it offers aromas of wild cherry, blue flower and tarry smoke. There are virtually no signs of the vintage heat, save for a little more tannic power and concentration that you perceive in the mouth. I’d suggest a longish drinking window as a result.

Features

Type of wine

Grand Reserve Red

Pairings

Game food

Style

Ripe and elegant

Occasions

Gift

Winery

Oddero

Size

75 cl.

Country

Italy

Region

Piedmont

Appellation

Barolo

Alcohol

14.5%

Grapes

Nebbiolo

Serving

Between 16ºC and 18ºC

Winemaking

Aged for 30 months in Slovenian and Austrian oak barrels of 40, 60 and 75 hectolitres. Afterwards, it remains in the bottle for 6 months before being released on the market.