Oddero, Barolo Vigna Rionda Riserva Size:3x750ml

Oddero, Barolo Vigna Rionda Riserva Size:3x750mlThis is the top shelf wine from Mariacristina Oddero and her family. The 2016 Barolo Riserva Vignarionda is magnificent on all fronts. I am especially struck by the bouquet that delivers never ending nuances with playful menthol tones, fresh violet and licorice that frame elegant forest berry and blood orange. The aromas offer beautiful energy and brightness. The wine is absolutely fine on the palate with delicately drying tannin and a very long and

where the soils are not the usual slate

There is good richness to the supple

This balanced effort is built-to-age and will need it

A more deeply pitched nose offers up layered aromas of poached plum

anise and a hint of Asianstyle tea

alongside notes of hedgerow

and I bet you'll also have difficulty putting your glass down

There is fine intensity to the rich

This is one of those wines that is so viscerally linked to a sense of place

This is not overly concentrated but the harmony of expression is impressive and I very much like the complex floral quality of the finale

youthfully austere and Zen-like finish where the only reproach is a touch of warmth

there's also a brightness that bodes well for aging