Red

Vigna Rionda

By Figli Luigi Oddero - Tenuta Parà, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Figli Luigi Oddero - Tenuta Parà Vigna Rionda

Critics and guides

  • Award: Tre Bicchieri (Gambero Rosso, Vini d'Italia 2027), vintage 2020 (source)

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Single-vineyard Barolo from the 0.8 ha Vigna Rionda in Serralunga d'Alba, aged 36 months in French oak and 24 months in bottle.

Tasting notes

Brilliant garnet with slight orange reflections after long ageing. Intense, ethereal, very persistent nose of spice, undergrowth, liquorice and dried flowers. Dry, full palate with great structure.

Pairs well with

Roast meats, assorted game and aged cheeses.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Cru / vineyard
Vigna Rionda
Production area
Serralunga d'Alba, Vigna Rionda vineyard, 0.8 ha, about 350 m above sea level
Soil
Compact grey-blue marls (Helvetian, Miocene, marine origin) interspersed with layers of reddish sandy granules, rich in trace elements and mineral salts
Exposure
South, a full-sun amphitheatre of rows
Harvest
First half of October
Vineyard planting
Trellised rows 2 m apart, Guyot pruning, controlled grass cover with no herbicides or desiccants; yield 70 q/ha (65% grape to wine)
Vinification
Hand-picked with strict selection in the vineyard and before destemming and crushing. Maceration of 16 to 20 days with indigenous yeasts; malolactic fermentation between autumn and the following spring. Aged 36 months in medium-capacity French oak, then 24 months in bottle before release.
Serving temperature
About 18 C, in a large balloon glass.
Storage
Very long-lived in bottle kept in an ideal environment; the long closed-bottle ageing gives it its organoleptic qualities.

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