Oddero Barolo Vignarionda Riserva 2010

Producer notes: Intense garnet-ruby red color, deep, limpid. Complex bouquet of dark fruit, blackberries, citrus and rose, balsamic notes of tobacco, liquorice and quina, with nuances of forest underbrush and wet limestone. In the mouth, the wine displays firm tannins, freshness, persistence and longevity.
Vineyard: Sourced from their .77 hectare parcel at the crest of the historic Rionda vineyard in Serralunga d'Alba.
Soil: Layers of marl, limestone, sandstone and sand. The soil is rich in microelements, such as potassium, boron, manganese and magnesium; quite high is the active limestone content, equal to 13.58%, the highest figure of the entire Barolo area.
Viticulture: Hand-harvested in early October.
Vinification: Fermented and macerated for 17 days in stainless steel.
Aging: Aged for forty months in large Austrian oak. Bottled in December, then spends about 5 years in bottle in the cellar before release. The family decided that they will only release this wine 10 years after the harvest date.