Barolo Scarrone Rocche Rivera, 2020

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2020

6x75cl

£625.00

Luigi Oddero, Barolo Scarrone Rocche Rivera, 2020

2020

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Luigi Oddero, Barolo Scarrone Rocche Rivera, 2020

Radiant redcurrant-like fruit with mineral, stony inflections and succulent, sweet strawberries, the Rocche Rivera is perhaps less immediately complex and expansive on the nose than the regular Classico, instead it speaks to the purity and finesse of the single cru model. Elegant, long and effusive, it is more harmonious, ethereal and less tannic than the Classico today. Rocche Rivera is the historic name for a little-known plot planted in the early 1990s in the Scarrone vineyard MGA. It is effectively a continuation of the famous Rocche vineyard of Castiglione, sitting above and to the right of Roagna’s Pira. The poor soils of sandy limestone with some clay, as well as east facing exposure, make for a wine that favours elegance, freshness and minerality.

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14.5%

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Luigi Oddero

An estate going places fast, we believe Luigi Oddero e Figli has the potential to be one of the very great estates of the Langhe. Its story started in 2006 when Luigi split off from the Oddero estate with 30ha. Luigi sadly passed away in 2009 but his wife Lena is now running the azienda alongside children Maria and Giovanni. Dante Scaglione, of Giacosa fame, is consultant winemaker and in 2016 Francesco Versio joined the team as full time head winemaker. Also formerly of Bruno Giacosa Francesco is considered one of the brightest young winemaking talents of the region. Methods are traditional here, long gentle extractions followed by ageing in large old oak casks for up to three years. Blessed with some truly great vineyards and some of the best winemaking talent around, the Luigi Oddero future looks bright indeed. Vivid, elegant wines with great intensity and purity of flavour.

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