2019 Oddero Convento Barolo Red Burgundy airy and light

airy and light

Rioja is a region typically known for heavily oaked reds and whites but Bideona is turning that concept on its head by focusing on the fruit and how it relates to terrior

Kistler and Failla who all make Hirsch-designated wines

Only a few acres of organic Sangiovese

Just outrageous

2019 Oddero Convento Barolo Red Burgundy airy and lightIn 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