The Odoardi 1480 L'inizio is an exotic and rustic medium to full bodied red wine blend. Jumping out of the glass the nose is full of notes of spice such as sage and clove. On the palate, the rich tannins are complemented by dark fruit notes such as black stone fruits and dates.
From a vineyard that from the Tyrrhenian Sea climbs up to 600 meters above sea level, traversed by the Savuto river. Gravelly/clay soil. 10,000 vines per hectare trained at Guyot and Spurred cordon system. fermented in stainless steel, matured 1 year in used barriques. The wine is named 1480, the beginning, the year in which the Odoardi family settled in Calabria, arriving from Germany.
The Odoardi family has owned land in Calabria’s Cosenza and Catanzaro provinces for centuries. The 2 young brothers Gregorio and Giovan Battista decided to start making wine in the early nineties quickly putting on the map some of Italy’s lesser known grape varieties and denominations: Savuto DOC and Scavigna DOC. The re-discovery of grapes such as Magliocco Canino, Greco Nero, Gaglioppo and Nerello Cappuccio has been an eye-opener for wine drinkers and Odoardi’s re-interpretation of such historic wines is genuine and innovative at once.
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