Product Description:

Sourced from their .77 hectare parcel at the crest of the historic Rionda vineyard in Serralunga d'Alba. South at 360 meters in elevation. Layers of marl, limestone, sandstone and sand. The soil is rich in micro-elements, 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. Hand-harvested in the beginning of October from 35 year old vines. Fermented and macerated in stainless steel for 17 days. 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. 2700-3000 bottles each year. Oddero first produced a Vigna Rionda bottling with the 1985 vintage. It is only made in exceptional years.
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