Poderi Oddero Vigna Rionda, Barolo Riserva DOCG, Italy 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Macherelles with a crispy sourness and

with a crispy sourness and persistent aftertaste

this always excellent bottling explodes on the nose with greasy

Spice-accented red currant and strawberry aromas show fine detail and pick up hints of lavender and game with air

Bouquet: Fresh with intense aromatic notes

These older vines have always been farmed organically and harvested by hand and yield small

Poderi Oddero Vigna Rionda, Barolo Riserva DOCG, Italy 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Macherelles with a crispy sourness andThe 2017 Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda is lovely, understated and very pretty. Sweet red cherry, kirsch, mint and orang peel emerge, but only with great reluctance. That's probably a good thing for its long term aging prospects. Readers should not expect an easygoing Barolo by any means. 95 pts Vinous