2016 Luigi Oddero Barolo Rocche Rivera

Nebbiolo

MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 93 points

December 23, 2022 - Decanted for a few hours and this still needs time. The regular bottle comes out juicer/riper and over better. Muted/astringent with high acid. Some cherry, vanilla and tobacco are there but buried by structure. Hold for at least five years.

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tward commented:

12/30/22, 10:12 AM - Thanks for taking one for the team here and among several other N. Italians recently. It seems you are a master of the WH Close-Out section! Looks like I missed out on the 2017 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Bussia, but that you skipped the Oddero Convento.
Es7e2003 commented:

1/1/23, 11:22 PM - How do you do it @maximumsatisfaction? Show us the way closeout master 😋
tward commented:

1/3/23, 7:32 AM - Yes, LOL, Es7e2003, either inside information or a web scraper program? Heck, maybe somebody with frontend or backend system access, e.g. web developer or employee of company that maintains the inventory management system? Oh do tell.
Es7e2003 commented:

1/3/23, 10:14 PM - Either that or checking the closeout section at Winehouse is a second job of sorts, such is the case with me :)
tward commented:

1/3/23, 10:39 PM - I'm going to click refresh every 15 seconds from 9 AM to 7 PM every day just to spite you! ;)
Es7e2003 commented:

1/4/23, 10:42 AM - Haha. That sounds like a foolproof plan. Alternatively, we could pull our resources together and enjoy all the bounties wine house’s closeout section has to offer :)
tward commented:

1/4/23, 1:58 PM - I'm just happy you guys leave a little on the table after you swoop in! Some of the Italian offers have slender quantity to begin with. (Then again, when I see the "starting" availability, that's probably after you've already scored.)