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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 37 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by peternelson on 11/14/2023 & rated 92 points: Excellent younger but classic and well-poised Barolo, drinking well now but could go much longer. Cotsens blind night (601 views) | | | Tasted by deetz on 7/28/2023 & rated 90 points: Pretty, yet restrained notes of wilted flowers, asphalt, and cranberry, but not especially expressive otherwise.
Palate has a nice balance of acidity and still firm tannins.
Good wine, but lacks much distinction. This bottle is much better than the previous one that I opened, which was completely gone. Given these two experiences, I suspect this is an early drinker with little to gain so suggest drinking up! (705 views) | | | Tasted by KVM on 5/27/2023: Light red with brown cast. Coravin didn't work so well, but I got out a small glass. Nose has tobacco, brown sugar. Medium body, enveloping tannin and medium acid. Not showing much fruit in the mouth. I will drink the rest of this bottle tomorrow since I suspect the cork in not in great shape.
Two days later the wine is showing no oxidation. The wine opens to show more fruit, with time in the glass. Still rather too tannic. (967 views) | | | Tasted by Nacnud on 4/1/2023: Oddero appears to be an "early drinker." This was has lost its luster. (786 views) | | | Tasted by joet626 on 12/8/2022 & rated 89 points: OK. Brownish color. Nice mouthfeel. Nothing special about this (1041 views) | | | Tasted by chefdilletante on 12/2/2022: Tar is expected but finished riper than anticipated. Relatively extracted for a traditional grower like Oderro. (822 views) | | | Tasted by GiorgosD on 12/27/2021 & rated 90 points: Sec, acide, tannique, plutôt puissant, terreux. Sucre 2,7g/l (1540 views) | | | Tasted by Chris on 10/7/2021 & rated 93 points: Fantastic. Great tannins and nice fruit. Well developed. Excellent example of the type. (1608 views) | | | Tasted by Chris on 12/31/2020 & rated 96 points: Very good. Gorgeous light red color, great depth of aroma, tannins integrated but still clearly there, providing a nice backbone, lovely fruit and it lingers. Great wine! (1884 views) | | | Tasted by bobadopolis on 8/18/2020 & rated 92 points: Excellent after 2+ hours of air. This should coast along if not improve over the next decade plus. (1926 views) | | | Tasted by callmeacab22 on 5/22/2020 & rated 94 points: This one really wow'ed me. Opened and decanted for 2 hours. Next to the big cabernet I had just finished, the pale color of the Oddero had me expecting the worst. But was I wrong, this was a big wine with great flavor depth. I only wished I had more. (WS #62 of 2015, best from 2018 to 2030) (1983 views) | | | Tasted by Dereksneider on 12/2/2019 & rated 91 points: Good wine, still a bit young. Better second day
Had some peach and herbals..nice nose. Looking forward to next bottle in year or so. (1977 views) | | | Tasted by yossarian.livez on 2/19/2018 & rated 88 points: Opened with brooding notes of balsamic and undergrowth notes. Eventually with air cranberry, cherry fruits, earthy notes as it brightens a little. Still wrapped up in a little firm, tannic and dry finish. Just on the front end of drinkability. Not the most open 2011, but not the most austere. I'd hold for another 3.
Day 2. Dominated by notes of shoe polish. Undertones of underbrush. Certainly not improved. (3379 views) | | | Tasted by BillyT on 5/10/2017 & rated 91 points: As we drank this at dinner in our Italian restaurant I will default to Eric Guido's notes. While we differ on some points in summary he does a great job of describing the wine and our experience. Sorry I have nothing more personal. Well, just this, I did open for about an hour before consumption and believe that it helped the wine express its romantic character. VERY approachable and likeable. Disclaimer: I'm a big fan of Oddero wines so I may be biased. I wanted to say 92 but I believe there is still room for improvement. (4235 views) | | | Tasted by whits on 3/8/2017 & rated 90 points: Clear ruby red color with cherry, raspberry and spice on the nose, medium bodied, dry, good intensity on the entrance, red cherry, cranberry, red licorice, baking spice, herb and mineral nuances make up a complex palate, with the complexity being in fine detail and the mineral taking center stage, had with meaty bolognese tonight, decant or hold, will cellar well (4109 views) | | | Tasted by BornToRhone on 1/8/2017 & rated 90 points: 375ml; PnP (like an idiot :-)); This wine has quite the fragrance upon opening - flower, cherries, and herbs exude from the glass. Upon tasting, bright and full cherry flavors, herbs, good acidity and a large amount of tiny mouth drying tannins. This needs more time, and should get better as the years go by and the tannins meld in. (4240 views) | | | Tasted by David Paris (dbp) on 11/6/2016 & rated 90 points: Light in color. Aromas show ripe, candied berry fruit. Overall the notes are soft and lean, but certainly strong, red fruit. Soft, light palate entry with very fine tannins. Quite clean and linear palate which is elegant and pretty. Spiced tartness on the finish, with a fine dial up of acidity coupled with pretty lean fruit. A lovely complected wine. Just needs a decade+. 90+ (4130 views) | | | Tasted by Eric Guido on 7/31/2016 & rated 90 points: The nose was pretty and forward, showing dusty bright cherry, dried roses, minerals, anise, and menthol. On the palate, I found finessed textures with tart red berries, intense spice and mineral-laced fine tannin. Elevated acidity created a buzz of zesty red fruit on the finish, along with lingering dried floral tones. In the case of the '11 Oddero, the balance of La Morra character and 2011 intensity creates a fun and engaging Barolo for early consumption. (4813 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 6/29/2016: Well that is beautiful. That is classic and classy stuff. (3260 views) | | | Tasted by Phenol73 on 6/4/2016 & rated 92 points: (Decanter Italy Tasting 2016) :: Lifted and perfumed. Violets, roses, dried leaf and tar. Great expression, with robust tannins and med+ acidity. Persistent, full mouthfeel. Lovely. (3019 views) | | | Tasted by smphelps on 5/29/2016 & rated 89 points: Very pretty clear light ruby. Earthy candied cherry, vanilla, orange peal nose. Likely to improve, but accessible now, with a pleasant firmness and reasonable length. (2762 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 5/14/2016: Man does this oddero have a great perfume. And bigntannins but silky integrated. (2946 views) | | | Tasted by Rexel on 9/25/2015 & rated 91 points: Smell, pepper, roses, licorice with an touch.
Cherry, licorice, truffels?, pepper, herbs. Elegant with high acidity and dry tannins, a feeling of "one more zip", like it a lot!
This is one of my favorite producers, always nice in my mouth. (2652 views) | | | Tasted by SimonG on 4/20/2015 & rated 87 points: artisan vintners — Friends & Family Tasting (The Sampler, South Kensington): Grippier but also a dryness. Less attractive and probably needs food more. *** (2980 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Oddero Producer websiteNebbioloNebbiolo is a red grape indigenous to the Piedmont region of Italy in the Northwest. The grape can also be found in other parts of the world, though they are not as respected.
Nebbiolo is often considered the "king of red wines," as it is the grape of the famed wines of Barolo DOCG, Barbaresco DOCG, and Roero DOCG. It is known for high tannins and acidity, but with a distinct finesse. When grown on clay, Nebbiolo can be very powerful, tannic, and require long aging periods to reach its full potential. When grown on sand, the grape exhibits a more approachable body with more elegant fruit and less tannins, but still has high aging potential.
"Nebbiolo" is named for the Italian word, "nebbia", which means "fog", in Italian and rightfully so since there is generally a lot of fog in the foothills of Piedmont during harvest.
Nebbiolo is a late-ripening variety that does best in a continental climate that boasts moderate summers and long autumns. In Piedmont, Nebbiolo is normally harvested in October.
More links:
Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTrackerItaly Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only)
On weinlagen-infoLanghe Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Roero | Union of Producers of Albese Wines (Albeisa)BaroloRegional History:
The wines of Piedmont are noted as far back as Pliny's Natural History. Due to geographic and political isolation, Piedmont was without a natural port for most of its history, which made exportation treacherous and expensive. This left the Piedmontese with little incentive to expand production. Sixteenth-century records show a mere 14% of the Bassa Langa under vine -- most of that low-lying and farmed polyculturally. In the nineteenth century the Marchesa Falletti, a frenchwoman by birth, brought eonologist Louis Oudart from Champagne to create the first dry wines in Piemonte. Along with work in experimental vineyards at Castello Grinzane conducted by Camilo Cavour -- later Conte di Cavour, leader of the Risorgimento and first Prime Minister of Italy -- this was the birth of modern wine in the Piedmont. At the heart of the region and her reputation are Alba and the Langhe Hills. This series of weathered outcroppings south of the Tanaro River is of maritime origin and composed mainly of limestone, sand and clay, known as terra bianca. In these soils -located mainly around the towns of Barolo and Barbaresco -- the ancient allobrogica, now Nebbiolo, achieves its renowned fineness and power.
map of Barolo DOCG
An interesting thread on Traditional vs. Modern Barolo producers:
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=106291 |
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