2019 Oddero Convento Barolo Riesling 6-hectare west-facing plot in Elvillar

6-hectare west-facing plot in Elvillar de Álava

Sisters Nathalie and Isabelle Oudin farm 10 organically managed hectares in the village of Chichée

umami-fuelled finish

building natural acidity and tension into the fruit that lower-lying sites simply can't replicate

2019 Oddero Convento Barolo Riesling 6-hectare west-facing plot in ElvillarIn most years this portion of the estate fruit is sold off but when truly exceptional as was the case in 2019, they bottle under their own label. They named it Conventoa nod to the fact that their estate was a convent in the early 17th c. It is vinified and aged just like their Barolo Tradizionale: natural fermentation in stainless steel with a 25 day maceration, followed by two years in large Slavonian oak casks. Convento emphasizes purity of fruit