2021 Figli Luigi Oddero Barolo ‘Rocche Rivera’ | Giacosa Pedigree

Figli Luigi Oddero stands among the essential names in the Langhe.  Since 2012, Luigi Oddero’s wines have been guided by the legendary Dante Scaglione, longtime winemaker at Bruno Giacosa and one of the Langhe’s most respected cellar minds. Today, his protégé Francesco Versio, named Italy’s “Young Winemaker of the Year” in 2015, continues the work. They bring an approach that prizes nuance over flash, purity over power: native fermentations in concrete, long macerations, and aging in large botti preserve the character of the fruit and soil. 

“Rocche Rivera” is a cru within a cru: a south-facing vineyard situated at 300 meters altitude within the Castiglione Falletto cru of Scarrone, immediately adjacent to the fabled Rocche di Castiglione. Though Oddero owns 4 hectares in Scarrone, “Rocche Rivera” comprises only the upper portion with the most favorable exposition. This high-altitude, well-drained vineyard of sand and limestone produces wines of mineral-driven tension and refinement, and this wine possesses those qualities in spades.

2021 Figli Luigi Oddero Barolo ‘Rocche Rivera’
• 97KO, 93DC

"Aromas of forest floor, dog rose, sun-warmed hay, berry and menthol come to the forefront on the stunning 2021 Scarrone Vigna Rocche Rivera along with whiffs of cinnamon. Showing great tension, structure and finesse, the full-bodied palate delivers red cherry, strawberry, truffle, orange peel and star anise before a minty finish. It’s well balanced, with firm, fine-grained tannins and bright acidity." - Kerin O'Keefe

"Lifted potpourri and leather aromas make way for macerated strawberry and nutmeg which increase in focus as it sits in the glass. Ripe fruit is countered by dense, sandy tannins and bright acidity, while a hit of bitter herbs and tangy minerals tantalises. Becomes quite sleek on the finish. Scarrone wraps around the village of Castiglione Falletto from north to south. Boasting the latter exposure, Luigi Oddero’s steep Rocche Rivera vineyard sits at the top of the slope abutting the distinguished Rocche di Castiglione MGA." - Michaela Morris

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