Big enough to stand up in a Manhattan or Sazerac
Where the 2019 leans structured and firm
with no malolactic fermentation so the natural acidity stays razor-sharp
a testament to the grandeur of Clos de Vougeot
Steel fermentation 15 days
Oddero, Barolo Vigna Rionda, 2015 champagne-template Big enough to stand upVigna Rionda in Serralunga d'Alba is one of Barolo's most revered crus, and Oddero holds every vintage of it in the cellar for a full ten years before releasing a single bottle so this 2015, arriving from a private cellar, is already well into its life. Their parcel is a single hectare at 300 meters with southern exposure, on the calcareous marl, fine sand and sandstone that gives Serralunga its iron backbone, and production tops out at around 3,000