Figli Luigi Oddero Barolo 'Rocche Rivera' 2021

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Figli Luigi Oddero Barolo 'Rocche Rivera' 2021Rocche Rivera is a cru within a cru: a south facing vineyard situated at 300 meters altitude within the Castiglione Falletto cru of Scarrone, immediately adjacent to the fabled Rocche di Castiglione. Though Oddero owns a notable 4 hectares in Scarrone, Rocche Rivera comprises only the upper portion with the most favorable exposition. This high altitude, well drained vineyard of sand and limestone produces wines of sizzling mineral driven tension and

with crisp cherry and spiced plum flavors that glide along the long

Harvested from hillside parcels in the south-facing Katzenstegel vineyard near the domaine

this village-level Zierfandler offers subtly honeyed fruit on an acid-driven frame

We always bottle this wine in magnums out of respect for its high quality and its ability to age gracefully

The combination of warm daytime temperatures and Yvorne’s solar-panel-like vineyard expositions ensures fully ripe grapes

and light-on-its-feet counterpart to the strikingly mineral white wines of the area

subtle salinity

Produced from 14 small parcels planted between 1942 and 1974

Fermentation occurs spontaneously

Raffaele produces a Taurasi DOCG only in certain vintages

in 2024 they show a through-line of freshness wed to inner warmth and an undercurrent of notable saltiness

The vines were planted in 1966 and another section in 1986