This Mendocino Pinot Noir comes from a remote mountainside vineyard above Comptche
The result is a blender's white rum rather than a neutral one
fermented with ambient yeast in stainless steel
a grape so delicate and fine that most producers treat it as everyday refreshment
aging occurs in 85% neutral French oak
Oddero, Barolo Mondoca di Bussia Soprana (tattered labels), 1995 SO013025 Ludes 2023s This Mendocino Pinot Noir comesA 1995 Barolo from Mondoca, a tiny parcel at the top of Bussia Soprana that yields only around 3,500 bottles. Oddero, a historic estate based in La Morra now run by the Oddero women, made this the traditional way: a long maceration and three years in big old oak botti, no shortcuts. Thirty years on, the Nebbiolo has moved fully into its tertiary register, tar and dried rose, balsamic, sweet leather. Honest note: this bottle's labels are tattered and