Figli Luigi Oddero Barolo 'Specola' 2018

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Figli Luigi Oddero Barolo 'Specola' 2018The previous owner constructed an observatory tower (a specola) in the center of the Rive cru, atop which he would monitor his team working the vineyards below, bellowing instructions through a primitive megaphone. Luigi Oddero made this tower the symbol of his new winery, christening his bottling of Rive as Specola. Rive possesses fossil rich soils typical of this sector of La Morra, and Odderos Specola comprises only the center of the cru, a south

and the oak’s subtle grace note adds a hint of appealing suaveness

” The Luigi Oddero estate owns a hectare of south-facing vines in these old

herbaceous and spicy on the palate and marked by gentle tannins in the finish

As is often the case with the Grand Crus in this southern tier of Gevrey

The Lange Ohn vineyard is situated southeast of Jois (see above)

Its extended lees contact is felt in the wine’s palate-commanding breadth and it possesses a precision that shames its peers

This wine pulls in multiple directions

The parcels for this wine (En Champs

From the steeply-sloped

40 hectares worth of Pinot Noir in La Justice—near the border of Saint-Aubin and La Rochepot—is split among two parcels

this is the most airy and delicate

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