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2021 Fratelli Oddero Barbaresco Gallina

JD  95   
WS  94   
JS  94   
WE  94   
VN  92+    
JR  17   

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RATINGS

95Jeb Dunnuck

...has wonderful energy on opening and reveals a lovely nose of bright strawberries, orange zest, fresh roses, and fresh thyme. Medium-bodied, it carries to the palate with finely coiled tannins, bright acidity, and a mouthwatering saline finish.

94Wine Spectator

Rich and supple in texture, this red displays cherry, raspberry, orange peel, hibiscus, wild rosemary and thyme flavors. A line of chewy tannins leaves a strong grip on the finish.

94James Suckling

Pretty nose of flowers, plums, wild strawberries and citrus rind. It’s medium-bodied, floral and silky, with tight and fine-grained tannins providing an elegant structure.

94Wine Enthusiast

Aromas of just ripe cherries and wild roses mingle with sweet green herbs and fresh forest-floor aromas. On the palate, the wine is defined by its elegance and complexity. Generous wild red-berry flavors are in perfect proportion to the savory and woodsy notes that create a harmony where each flavor and element works seamlessly with the others as balanced tannins and acidity provide the key to the wine's future.

92+ Vinous / IWC

Kirsch, orange peel, spice, menthol and lavender are all finely knit-together in this beautifully taut, nervy Barbaresco from Oddero.

17Jancis Robinson

Great depth of fruit but closes up on a finish with supple acidity and long-lasting, finely ground tannins. Long and fresh.

PRODUCER

Fratelli Oddero

Fratelli Oddero is in La Morra, and Gambero Rosso, Italy’s leading wine journal, calls it “one of the most important” estates in Langhe. Today the estate calls itself simply Oddero, or Podere e Cantine Oddero, reflecting the fact that it is now run by Giacomo Oddero’s two adult daughters. Giacomo and his brother Luigi ran the estate together for nearly 50 years, but in 2006 Luigi started his own winery. There are nearly 90 acres of vineyards planted to Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, Barbera and small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Riesling and Chardonnay. Oddero is a certified organic estate and it produces 150,000 bottles annually. Gambero Rosso notes that the estate includes outstanding plots that are essentially “grands crus interpreted in a dry, sophisticated idiom achieved by skillful use of large and small oak barrels. This is the signature style of Mariacristina and Mariavittoria Oddero, who run the business today.”

REGION

Italy, Piedmont, Barbaresco

Barbaresco is one of the two most acclaimed DOCGs in Piedmont, the other being Barolo. Located just a few miles north of Barolo, Barbaresco is a small town of fewer than 700 people and 1,680 vineyard acres, making it less than half the size of the Barolo DOCG. The other communes in this DOCG of rolling hills are Neive and Treiso. As in Barolo, the DOCG requires that Barbaresco DOCG wines be 100% Nebbiolo, a grape thought of as the Pinot Noir of Italy. Records show that Nebbiolo was grown in the Piedmont as early as the 14th century, and despite being somewhat finicky – it is late to ripen and easily damaged by adverse weather --- Nebbiolo makes highly aromatic and powerful red wines. Until the mid-19th century Nebbiolos of Piedmont were vinified as sweet wines, though that ended in the late 19th century when a French oenologist was invited to Piedmont to show producers how to make dry reds. By the late 20th century respected producers were making outstanding Nebbiolos, as well as Nebbiolo blends that do not carry the DOCG label. Barbaresco was made a DOC in 1966 and upgraded to a DCOG in 1980. DOCG Barbaresco must be aged a minimum of two years, with a minimum of one year in wood. Barbarescos are regarded as more subtle and refined than Barolos, and more approachable when young.

TYPE

Red Wine, Nebbiolo, D.O.C.G.

This red grape is most often associated with Piedmont, where it becomes DOCG Barolo and Barbaresco, among others. Its name comes from Italian for “fog,” which descends over the region at harvest. The fruit also gains a foggy white veil when mature.

VINTAGE

2021 Fratelli Oddero Barbaresco Gallina

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