Luigi Oddero

Barbaresco, Rombone, 2021

Name: Barbaresco, Rombone
Brand: Luigi Oddero
Price: 287.12 GBP

94/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

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£287.12

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Expressive blue fruits and dark cherries with top notes of violet, the 2021 Rombone is prettily incisive with impressive concentration and length, some salt and pepper – very complex and restless. Perhaps the best they have made. A Barbaresco vineyard from the Treiso commune that sits at 290 metres above sea level, this south south-west aspect ensures great sun exposure whilst the sandy clay and limestone content in the soils yields aromatic wines of grip and balance. Aged for 18 months in large old wooden cask.

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Critic Reviews

94/100

Monica Larner,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The Figli Luigi Oddero 2021 Barbaresco Rombone comes from a 1.42-hectare plot in the village of Treiso with south and southeastern exposures at a well-ventilated 320 meters above sea level. The site has limestone soils layered with sand, and this tends to produce fine aromas in otherwise structured wines. The excellent 2021 vintage shows these qualities with clarity. The fruit remains on the dark side, and the ripeness is balanced. There is dark currant, cherry and light spice. The wine ferments for 25 days with submerged cap and pump-overs. It matures in botte grande for 16 months and was bottled in August 2023. What you notice here is the power of the wine, which recalls the intensity of Barolo. However, in the case of Rombone, you also the pretty floral and fruity nuances of Barbaresco. The 2021 vintage represents an impressive jump forward.

drinking window 2025 - 2040

date of review 01/2025

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