Oddero "Vigna Rionda" Barolo 2000

The name Vigna Rionda, meaning “round vineyard”, comes from the plot of land, a depression filled with rows of vines, with the whole slope in full sun. Bought by the Oddero family in 1985, the Vigna Rionda, like all the land around Serralunga, Castiglione Falletto and Monforte, is part of an unusual tertiary Langhian-Miocene geological formation, rich in calcareous deposits, marl, fine sand and sandstone, alternating with mineral residues from plant and animal organisms. Additionally the Vigna Rionda is sheltered by the Castelletto hill from northeast winds and the winter cold, and it has an excellent microclimate for vine cultivation.

The Oddero family has been making wines since the end of the nineteenth century in La Morra, a village in the Langhe, an area of elongated, vineyard-clad hills that stretch out to the right of the River Tanaro and the town of Alba. Today Cristina Oddero leads one of the best estates in Barolo: they own vineyards in the most iconic crus of the Langhe where they produce wines that can be enjoyed young but are built to last decades.