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Andrea Oberto
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Andrea Oberto
A small family run business based in La Morra, over sixteen hectares of vineyards and producing ten wines.The Barolos come from a production area encompassing eleven towns, including the famous 'crus' of Brunate, Rocche, and Albarella. The wines are beautifully focussed and age well, although immensely approachable in their youth.
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This is a strong set of 2006 Barolos from father and son team Andrea and Fabio Oberto. I had a chance to taste the 2006s next to the estate’s 2005s, and it is pretty clear the 2006s possess an extra dimension of generosity over their older brethren that, among other things, results in better integration of the oak. The 2006 Barolos were vinified in steel for roughly 10-12 days, with the exception of the Brunate, which was vinified in oak. The malos took place in a heated cellar. The single-vineyard Barolos were subsequently aged in a combination of barrel and cask (30% cask, 35% new barrique, 35% once-used barrique). The estate’s 2007s, which I tasted from barrel are highly promising as well.
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
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2010 DOLCETTO D'ALBA Andrea Oberto
Alba Piedmont Italy
A beauty, this Dolcetto has richly textured, velvety fruit with an underlying power giving an impressive finish.
Alba Piedmont Italy
A beauty, this Dolcetto has richly textured, velvety fruit with an underlying power giving an impressive finish.
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2009 BARBERA D'ALBA Andrea Oberto
Alba Piedmont Italy
Very pretty Barbera with a rich purple hue and crunchy fruit.
Alba Piedmont Italy
Very pretty Barbera with a rich purple hue and crunchy fruit.
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2009 DOLCETTO DIANO D'ALBA Vigneto Vantrino Albarella Andrea Oberto
Alba Piedmont Italy
The single vineyard version of Dolcetto Vantrino Albarella is altogether more concentrated and sophisticated, yet without losing any of its immediate drinkablilty. Fine toned with lovely ripe juice. A small part of the blend (15-20%) undergoes ageing in used barrels to give a smoother texture to the wine.
Alba Piedmont Italy
The single vineyard version of Dolcetto Vantrino Albarella is altogether more concentrated and sophisticated, yet without losing any of its immediate drinkablilty. Fine toned with lovely ripe juice. A small part of the blend (15-20%) undergoes ageing in used barrels to give a smoother texture to the wine.
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2010 LANGHE NEBBIOLO Andrea Oberto
Alba Piedmont Italy
This 'baby Barolo' is from the younger vines across the estate, and given six months in used oak casks really shares many of the characteristics of Oberto's Barolos, with the advantages of being immediately drinkable and a great deal less expensive. Much paler in colour than the very ripe 2009, the 2010 is a brighter, crisper style with tremendous minerality and length.
Alba Piedmont Italy
This 'baby Barolo' is from the younger vines across the estate, and given six months in used oak casks really shares many of the characteristics of Oberto's Barolos, with the advantages of being immediately drinkable and a great deal less expensive. Much paler in colour than the very ripe 2009, the 2010 is a brighter, crisper style with tremendous minerality and length.
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2007 BARBERA D'ALBA Giada Andrea Oberto
Alba Piedmont Italy
Oberto's 'flagship' international styled wine is a richly extracted, oak aged Barbera given twelve month in new French 'barriques'. Impressive in its way it will certainly have its followers, but somehow this wine sits at odds with the rest of the range which has such clear definition and precision of fruit.
Alba Piedmont Italy
Oberto's 'flagship' international styled wine is a richly extracted, oak aged Barbera given twelve month in new French 'barriques'. Impressive in its way it will certainly have its followers, but somehow this wine sits at odds with the rest of the range which has such clear definition and precision of fruit.
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2007 BAROLO Andrea Oberto
Alba Piedmont Italy
This is simply fabulous value Barolo which is already showing beautifully. The nose is made up of spices and herbs (a touch of medicinal, but in a good way) and the fruit is already evolved with lovely high toned tannins and great length. Already irresistible.
Alba Piedmont Italy
This is simply fabulous value Barolo which is already showing beautifully. The nose is made up of spices and herbs (a touch of medicinal, but in a good way) and the fruit is already evolved with lovely high toned tannins and great length. Already irresistible.
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2006 BAROLO Vigneto Albarella Andrea Oberto
Alba Piedmont Italy
The Albarella 'cru' is grown on clay soil, and as such gives a great deal of power to this Barolo. Tight, with very finely grained oak, the wine opens in the mouth with such expression and length, and just a hint of a feral note to the aromatic, powerful fruit. This will benefit from a few more years in bottle.
Alba Piedmont Italy
The Albarella 'cru' is grown on clay soil, and as such gives a great deal of power to this Barolo. Tight, with very finely grained oak, the wine opens in the mouth with such expression and length, and just a hint of a feral note to the aromatic, powerful fruit. This will benefit from a few more years in bottle.
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2007 BAROLO Vigneto Albarella Andrea Oberto
Alba Piedmont Italy
The 2007 Albarella is still shrouded with a coat of tannin that for the moment overshadows the intense fruit of this rich, powerful wine. Another year or two in bottle and this will be stunning.
Alba Piedmont Italy
The 2007 Albarella is still shrouded with a coat of tannin that for the moment overshadows the intense fruit of this rich, powerful wine. Another year or two in bottle and this will be stunning.
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2006 BAROLO Vigneto Rocche Andrea Oberto
Alba Piedmont Italy
The 'cru' Rocche is grown over a sand based soil, giving wines of greater perfume, finesse and subtlety, and this is possibly Oberto's greatest wine. Still very tight (given sixteen months in new oak) but the wine is wonderfully resonant and goes on in the mouth for an age. It simply needs time in bottle to become more expansive.
Alba Piedmont Italy
The 'cru' Rocche is grown over a sand based soil, giving wines of greater perfume, finesse and subtlety, and this is possibly Oberto's greatest wine. Still very tight (given sixteen months in new oak) but the wine is wonderfully resonant and goes on in the mouth for an age. It simply needs time in bottle to become more expansive.
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2007 BAROLO Vigneto Brunate Andrea Oberto
Alba Piedmont Italy
For me, the 'cru' Brunate is the greatest of Oberto's wines, and in a vintage such as this is almost the most perfect expression of a great Barolo. Also grown over sandy soil, but with a rocky base, the wine is intensely perfumed and exudes an elegance which is almost at odds with the power of this wine. It is such a beauty and in spite of its youth a real joy to drink.
Alba Piedmont Italy
For me, the 'cru' Brunate is the greatest of Oberto's wines, and in a vintage such as this is almost the most perfect expression of a great Barolo. Also grown over sandy soil, but with a rocky base, the wine is intensely perfumed and exudes an elegance which is almost at odds with the power of this wine. It is such a beauty and in spite of its youth a real joy to drink.
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Andrea Oberto
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