Red

Rocche di Castiglione

By Poderi e Cantine Oddero, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Poderi e Cantine Oddero Rocche di Castiglione

A single-vineyard Barolo from one of the estate's oldest plots, a narrow strip cultivated for over 80 years on the steep, shallow-soiled Rocche di Castiglione cru.

Tasting notes

Elegant, with fine tannins, persistent taste and minerality reflecting the vineyard's sandy, calcareous soil. Ruby red with light garnet reflections, delicate spice and liquorice notes and a bouquet of red berries, with an extraordinarily long finish.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Cru / vineyard
Rocche di Castiglione
Production area
Castiglione Falletto and Monforte d'Alba. 250 m asl, southeastern exposure. 0.66 ha, one of the estate's oldest vineyards at 70 years old.
Soil
Loose, meagre soil with emerging bedrock, shallow and dry in summer, rich in calcareous marl and sandstone.
Exposure
Southeastern
Harvest
First 10 days of October
Vineyard planting
2.00 x 0.90 m spacing, 4,500 vines/ha, Guyot upward-trained vertical-trellised system
Vinification
Organically farmed since 2010. Careful manual grape selection in vineyard and cellar, gentle destemming and pressing, fermentation and maceration for about 25 days, malolactic fermentation in December. Aged 100% in 20-hectoliter French oak barrels for 30 months, bottled at the end of summer with a further year of bottle ageing before release. 2,500-2,600 bottles produced.

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