2017 Antoniolo Gattinara Riserva, Piedmont, Italy - 1.5L MAGABOUT THIS WINE Gattinara in Alto Peidmonte is at a higher elevation than Barolo and Barbaresco and produces wines that show much more finesse with elegant floral notes and alpine herbs. Antoniolo makes his Gattinara in the traditional style using spontaneous fermentation, an 18 day maceration, and aging in large Slavonian and French oak botti. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Antoniolo is a family owned estate in the small DOCG region of Gattinara in northern

Alfred Kressmann added Cabernet Sauvignon to the merlot already in place

crushed and converted into wine through a process of careful maceration

fermented and aged in neutral

but a few years ago they parted ways and split up the family holdings

The clay is porous like oak but has the advantage that it imparts less flavor to the wine than does even large

Destemmed and lightly crushed

roses and liquorice

25% between 10-20 years old

Bob and Martha originally met at an American Society for Enology and Viticulture conference in Portland

Harvest is the most important thing

staged at D

Portomourisco subregion of Valdeorras