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Region: Piedmont
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Region: Piedmont
Region:
Piedmont
Figli Luigi Oddero
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OCALITY: LOCALITY:
La Morra, Barolo
La Morra, Barolo
INEMAKER: CALITY:
Francesco Versio & Dante Scaglione La Morra, Barolo
WINEMAKER: INEMAKER:
Francesco Versio & Dante Scaglione
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Francesco Versio & Dante Scaglione
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LUIGI ODDERO & FIGLI LUIGI ODDERO & FIGLI
LUIGI ODDERO & FIGLI
Luigi Oddero and the history of his family have certainly earned the reputation for holding the mantle as one of the more Luigi Oddero and the history of his family have certainly earned the reputation for holding the mantle as one of the more
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Gamba) for their top tier DOCG wines.
In 2006, after 50 years of intensely tending the vines and making the wines, Luigi was obliged to depart from the family
In 2006, after 50 years of intensely tending the vines and making the wines, Luigi was obliged to depart from the family
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a i n w c a l u y d i e n s 2 f 0 o 0 r m9 e a r n wd i n t h e e m E a s k t e a r t e a t i s B r n u o n w o G g i u a i c d o e s d a , b F y r a h n i s c e w s c i f o e , V L e e r s n i a o a G n a d v r f i a l o m v o a u w s h l o o c a h l a o s e b n u o i l l o t g a i s p t , o D w a e n r t f e u l S t c e a a g ml i o b n e e h ( i w n d h o h we r o t r h k e a t d includes former winemaker at Bruno Giacosa, Francesco Versio and famous local oenologist, Dante Scaglione (who worked
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(La Morra), Rocche dei Rivera (Castiglione Falletto) and Broglio (Serralunga d’Alba).
PRODUCT PRODUCT
CTN CTN
WSL L.U.C WSL L.U.C
P2R0O15DDUoClTcetto 2015 Dolcetto
CT12N 112 112 112
12 12 12 12
12 12 6 6
W24S0L L2.5U.8.C0 240 25.80
201153DBoalrcbeetrtao 2013 Barbera
23420 2354..840 320 34.40
20113BFarerbiseara 2013 Freisa
32260 3247..4905 260 27.95
201134FLraenisgahe Nebbiolo 2014 Langhe Nebbiolo
12 12
112 162 6
23600 2372.9.25 300 32.25
2014 Langhe Nebbiolo
2014 Barbaresco ‘Rombone’ (Limited)
300 32.25
2014 Barbaresco ‘Rombone’ (Limited) 201143Barboaloresco ‘Rombone’ (Limited)
600 64.50 600 64.50
2013 Barolo
201131 Barolo ‘Specola’ Riserva
600 64..50 600 64.50
2011 Barolo ‘Specola’ Riserva
467070.50 61042.5.606 477.50 102.66
20110BBaarorololo‘S‘VpiegcnoalaR’iRoinsdearv’ aRiserva (sold out) 2010 Barolo ‘Vigna Rionda’ Riserva (sold out)
477..50 1102..66 477.50 102.66
2010 Barolo ‘Vigna Rionda’ Riserva (sold out) 6 477.50 102.66