Oddero made the night!

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Barolo 2007 Bussia Soprana Vigna Monoca

The holders of history. Within the walls of their 18th century farmhouse, you will find lots of treasures. From antique plates representing the fruits of the forests given as gifts to the happy customers at the end of their meal as a kind reminder from restaurants visited. To old silk weaving looms, to the heavy tools made out of wood for the winemaking processes. They even are in competition for who has the largest and oldest barrels in Barolo. 

The Oddero family history goes back to the 18th century, today the winery is run by Giacomo, Cristina, Isabella, and Pietro. This fantastic family holds some of Barolo’s most prized vineyards in many of its communes. It was thanks to their grandfather Giacomo who had the foresight of the quality of the land in Langhe, but it did not stop at just the wine, he recognized the quality in the cheese, hazelnuts, as well as the truffles that the sedimentary soils of the Langhe provided. To help protect these prized treasures he created a Center for Alba Truffle Studies.  Giacomo had the want and good intent to invest in vineyards every chance they could. From his decisions of quality and investment has brought a great reputation of quality to the Oddero family’s wines. 

If you are lucky enough to have the chance to visit at this beautiful Langhe country house you have the opportunity to taste Barolo from La Morra, Serralunga d’Alba, Verduno, Monforte d’Alba, and Castiglione Falletto.

Always focusing on quality first you can feel the importance in all of their wines. 

Bussia Sporana is a vineyard located in the area of Monforte d’Alba, this vineyard name you will find on many labels but who is responsible for making it famous is Poderi Aldo Conterno. In Monforte they were not afraid to make some of their cru’s out of site gigantic so the sub classification of Soprana (meaning top) and Vigna Monoca helping to give it some place on the map.

This bottle was going to be served at Christmas and I needed something special and it was one of the two top wines of the night (the other I will write later). With the help of Marta who convinced me that the 2007 was exactly the vintage and wine that would be best for such an occasion. I took the risk, typically I'm not a huge fan of 2007 vintage the wines tend to be a bit flabby and over ripe. However not in this case the wine was fresh, tannins were present but not overpowering, with hints of tobacco and chocolate. Made for the wine of the night and my guests seemed to be very pleased!!