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Figli Luigi Oddero Barolo ‘Rocche Rivera’ 2004

Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy, Castiglione Falletto, Barolo

$395

$385ea in any 3+
$375ea in any 6+
Closure: Cork
A rare opportunity to try a beautiful wine from a beautiful vintage!

Description

Although not a Cru in its own right, Rocche Rivera is recognised as a position within the Scarrone Cru of great importance. Rocche Rivera has dizzying slopes to say the least, in the same vein as the adjacent Rocche di Castiglione, and generally shows an extra touch of perfumed elegance.

I haven’t had the chance to try one of these yet, looking at the only vintage chart I have ever seen worth consideration, by Giuseppe Vajra, from my experience of 2004 Giuseppe’s positioning of the vintage is on the money. They are wines of beauty that tend to have a sense of completeness with wonderful length of flavour and tannin on an elegant frame. The 2004 Cappellano Pei Franco & 2004 Sordo Rocche di Castiglione I devoured in March 2021 being prime examples

 

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Why is this Wine so Yummy?

About Luigi Oddero

Since 1878 the Oddero family has been synonymous with tradition and high quality Nebbiolo wines from the Langhe’s top vineyards, and it was in 1951 when brothers Giacomo and Luigi Oddero began bottling their family’s wines.

Like so many of the great estates of the world Luigi Oddero, although, born only recently, through a family divide, has an incredible history. Once a combined estate with Oddero, Luigi went his separate way, taking with him an incredible set of vineyards across 32 hectare of prime vineyards, including Castiglione Falletto’s Rocche dei Rivera & Serralunga d’Alba’s Vigna Rionda.

View from Rocche dei Rivera in Castiglione Falletto with Serralunga in the distance

With Luigi’s loss in 2010, Lena Oddero (nata Gavrilova) is now managing the estate, aided by her faithful team of Francesco Versio ex-Giacosa  & Dante Scaglione still consulting to Bruno Giacosa. The wines are traditionally and respectfully made in stainless-steel & cement tanks, & then aged in large Gamba oak botti. Their fruit is grown in the villages of Treiso (for Barbaresco), La Morra, Barolo, Castiglione Falletto and Serralunga d’Alba.

Below from top left clockwise: Harvest at Vigna Rionda, A bunch of Nebbiolo from Vigna Rionda, Unloading fruit, Aerative Pumpover of Rocche Rivera, Francesco Versio tasting a Botti, Rack, aeration and return of maturing Barolo in Botti.

Now with Luciano Botti, still looking after the vineyards, and, Francesco Versio and Dante Scaglione, alumni of Bruno Giacosa looking after the wine the new-old estate is going from strength to strength.

The two Cru wines available in Australia, an epic Riserva from Vigna Rionda and a Barbaresco from Treiso, the Rombone Cru. The Barolo Normale and Langhe Nebbiolo (declassified Cru Barolo) are excellent examples showing excellent stepwise quality to price value.

The 2016 Vintage in Barbaresco

Francesco explores the 2016 vintage in Barbaresco. I know it’s not Barolo! Worth a look, you start to get a feel for the maker, his wisdom levels, and, vineyard approach.

In the video below Francesco explores a few elements of his Nebbiolo from the San Cristoforo Cru. Take careful note of the small size of his Nebbiolo bunches and the light, almost translucent colour of the skins. You can’t see through the skins of varieties like Shiraz and Cabernet.

In the video below Francesco explores the Giacosa’s Falleto vineyard. I’ve included this as it explores aspects important to growing Nebbiolo.

The 2004 Vintage at Luigi Oddero

Giuseppe Vajra has beautifully drawn the only vintage chart I’ve ever seen of any use.

From my experience of 2004 Giuseppe’s positioning of the vintage is on the money. They are wines of beauty that tend to have a sense of completeness with wonderful length of flavour and tannin on an elegant frame. The 2004 Cappellano Pei Franco & 2004 Sordo Rocche di Castiglione I devoured in March 2021 being prime examples

Where in the World is Luigi Oddero?

Luigi Oddero is based in La Morra with additional holdings in Castgilione Falletto, Serralunga, including, Vigna Rionda recognised as one of the very best vineyards of the Commune of Serralunga and Barolo as a whole, and, Barbaresco.

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If you have a Barolo MGA 360º subscription check out the Rocche Rivera parcel within the Scarrone Cru in exceptional detail.

Click to go to the Rocche Rivera parcel within the Scarrone Cru on Barolo MGA 360º

This 3D flyover is Epic covering each of the communes you can see just how varied and extreme the aspect of each vineyard is and how in the space of a few metres just how dramatically the change.

Where in the world does the magic happen?

Vigneti Oddero Luigi & Figli, La Morra, Province of Cuneo, Italy

Barolo
Castiglione Falletto
Piedmont
Italy