# Gallina (Poderi e Cantine Oddero)

> Red, Barbaresco DOCG by [Poderi e Cantine Oddero](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/poderi-e-cantine-oddero.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/poderi-e-cantine-oddero-gallina).

- **Producer:** Poderi e Cantine Oddero
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbaresco DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Gallina
- **Production area:** Neive, Gallina, plot 10, sub-plots 114, 327. 200 m asl, southeastern exposure. 2 ha, part of the vines 50 years old, a more recent part 13 years old.
- **Soil:** Marl soil rich in fine sand, made of light sand mixed with calcareous marl, loose and drought-prone in summer.
- **Exposure:** Southeastern
- **Harvest:** First week of October
- **Vineyard planting:** 2.7 x 0.9 m spacing, 4,500 vines/ha, Guyot upward-trained vertical-trellised system
- **Vinification:** Vines scrupulously grown, grapes manually selected in vineyard and cellar, arranged in 18 kg cases, conveyor belt, gentle destemming and pressing. Fermentation and maceration for about 25 days at 28°C, malolactic fermentation in December. Aged in 40 hl French and Austrian oak barrels, bottled at the end of summer with a further six months of bottle ageing before release. 6,000 bottles produced.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

The estate's Barbaresco from the Gallina cru in Neive, known for the elegance and fineness its sandy marl soil gives the wine.

## Tasting notes

Elegant, with a refined bouquet and palate and assertive tannins. Red in colour with pale garnet tinges, particular finesse, balance and complexity, scents of ripe red fruit, spices and violets, mouth-filling tannins and excellent persistence.