LUIGI Oddero? Any information available?

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Tristan Welles

Tristan Welles
Any relation to Podero Oddero? The similarity of some vineyard holdings (Vigna Rionda) suggests they might be cousins and the holdings divided at some point, but that is hardly a wild guess for a small geographic area.

Any comments on the quality of Luigi Oddero's wine?

The internet was only of some use.

ETA -- I just listened to Levi's fine podcast with Isabella, and that explained the family relationship. Still would be interested in any comments on quality for Luigi's wines.
 
Disclaimer: I import Poderi Oddero in the UK

The Oddero family started making wine 7th generations ago in La Morra. In 1951 Luigi and Giacomo started bottling wines. In 1999 they split vineyards and cellars. As a result the wines are different from the 2000 vintage but you can get Luigi Oddero's bottling pre 1999 as a result of the split of the reserves in the cellars. This dragged for a while. The first completely different vintage is 2004, i.e. in 2004 you truly have different wines. This IIRC of course.

Troubled times followed for both Domaines. With Luigi's wines a little too oaky/extracted (esp Vigna Rionda) but I do love the restrain of Rocche Riviera. I don't fancy the base.

The Sisters purchased a set of 10hl French oak botti which are used on their single vineyards. They are not nearly as neutral as I would like them to be but it would be a big push to pin them down as modernist as everything else in the vineyard and in the cellar is very classic (long macerations, blah, blah...). If you try the Barolo Classico which is now aged in Stockinger, you will understand what I mean. I just love it. I would argue that even greater value is the single vineyard Nebbiolo. You should and visit Isabella as she is one the loveliest (can you say that ?) people in the business.
 
originally posted by Filippo Mattia Ginanni:
Oh brother where art thou ?Disclaimer: I import Poderi Oddero in the UK

The Oddero family started making wine 7th generations ago in La Morra. In 1951 Luigi and Giacomo started bottling wines. In 1999 they split vineyards and cellars. As a result the wines are different from the 2000 vintage but you can get Luigi Oddero's bottling pre 1999 as a result of the split of the reserves in the cellars. This dragged for a while. The first completely different vintage is 2004, i.e. in 2004 you truly have different wines. This IIRC of course.

Troubled times followed for both Domaines. With Luigi's wines a little too oaky/extracted (esp Vigna Rionda) but I do love the restrain of Rocche Riviera. I don't fancy the base.

The Sisters purchased a set of 10hl French oak botti which are used on their single vineyards. They are not nearly as neutral as I would like them to be but it would be a big push to pin them down as modernist as everything else in the vineyard and in the cellar is very classic (long macerations, blah, blah...). If you try the Barolo Classico which is now aged in Stockinger, you will understand what I mean. I just love it. I would argue that even greater value is the single vineyard Nebbiolo. You should and visit Isabella as she is one the loveliest (can you say that ?) people in the business.
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To my reading this missive makes less clear whether the topic under discussion is Luigi Oddero or if it is Poderi Oddero. As I am a big fan of Poderi Oddero, and considerably less enthusiastic about Luigi Oddero, I just want to point out that my previous post pertained to Luigi Oddero.
 
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