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Bottle of Oddero Barbaresco Gallina 2020-Red Wine-Flatiron SF

Oddero Barbaresco Gallina 2020

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Oddero
$69.99
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From the producer: Barbaresco Gallina is typically elegant with its refined bouquet and palate, and assertive tannins. It is the expression of a marl soil rich in fine sand. Red in colour with pale garnet tinges. Particular finesse in the bouquet, with balance and complexity, scents of ripe red fruit, spices and violets (typical of Nebbiolo). Mouth-filling tannins, excellent persistence on the palate.
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Oddero is one of the oldest and most esteemed estates in all of Barolo. They were one of the first producers to start bottling their wine, instead of selling it off in bulk as was the custom until the 20th century. And when brothers Luigi and Giacomo took charge in the 1950s and ‘60s they helped modernize the winery and increased the quality and the vineyard holdings, without losing sight of the family’s 200 plus year old traditions.

So it’s a bit of a mystery why it took so long for them to catch on in the U.S. I think it's likely due to the fact that they have always sold a good percentage of their production in Italy itself. They have long standing relationships with many of the country’s best restaurants and are well represented on all the top wine lists and at the best wine bars. Whenever I travel there I’m sure to enjoy several bottles of perfectly aged Oddero Baroli.

But the days of obscurity stateside have largely ended now, thanks to the work of importers Doug Polaner in New York and Oliver McCrum in California.

Professional Reviews

Antonio Galloni

AG 92
"The 2020 Barbaresco Gallina is a very delicate, elegant wine that shows the finessed side of this Nieve cru. Sweet floral and spice notes meld into a core of red/purplish fruit. Clean mineral notes extend to the finish effortlessly. More than anything else, the Gallina is a wine of harmony and finesse more than size. Gorgeous." -Vinous

Robert Parker

RP 94
"The 2020 Barbaresco Gallina shows lean concentration and a luminous ruby appearance. The bouquet is beautiful with a sweet cherry tone that rises above crushed limestone, blue flower and blood orange. There is a dry or almost dusty side to the wine that you feel on the palate especially, but the overall impression it leaves is one of subdued elegance and finesse. This is a special wine with 6,000 bottles released."

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2020

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Earthy , Fruity , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied , Medium Bodied

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