Oddero Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda 2017

Closed and deliberate, the Oddero Vigna Rionda Riserva gives up its character slowly — red cherry, kirsch, dried orange peel and a cool mint lift that surfaces only after time in the glass. This is not a wine that courts you. The fruit is precise and the tannins firm, suggesting the wine is still wound tight and has little interest in opening up on your schedule. That restraint is a promise, not a flaw. Drink 2028–2045.