2019 Oddero Convento Barolo Riesling Try and buy as much

Try and buy as much of this as you can

deliciously salty drive—all stainless steel

and in Guadagnolo's hands it sings

giving the tannins better ripeness and the wine more clarity than the concentrated 2023

Think of it as “Barrel X” with more punch and guts

2019 Oddero Convento Barolo Riesling Try and buy as muchIn 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