Poderi Oddero Vigna Rionda, Barolo Riserva DOCG, Italy 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Macherelles Spice-accented red currant and strawberry

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

This accessible vintage (with 90

with a crispy sourness and persistent aftertaste

The Vignes de Mon Village is certainly an intriguing wine

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Poderi Oddero Vigna Rionda, Barolo Riserva DOCG, Italy 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Macherelles Spice-accented red currant and strawberryThe 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