Antoniolo 'Osso San Grato' Gattinara Riserva DOCG 2020 Wine:Wine

Antoniolo 'Osso San Grato' Gattinara Riserva DOCG 2020 Wine:WineOsso San Grato is the finest vineyard in Gattinara and a monopole that is handled organically by the Antoniolo family, often yielding one of the world's finest Nebbiolo wines. Spontaneous, long fermentation is fuelled by indigenous yeasts and extraction is ever so gentle. Aromatically it offers an assortment of red forest fruits that are accompanied by mint, brown spices and liquorice. Polished tannins are present, lending serious definition and

Philippe’s skill is on show here rendering a complex fortified white wine in a fresh

it is released as “Grand Cru” with the vintage stated on the label

From the deep

‘Most of the wine was aged in large oak casks’

Monte di Grazie's Bianco is made from 30-120+ year old vines planted pergola style across terraces at 450-600m

A red blend of Tintore (Tintore di Tramonti to be precise: a unique biotype found just within Monte di Grazia's tiny vineyards) and Piedirosso from very old vines in rugged hills of the Amalfi coast

” 95 points - Matt Stubbs MW & Tim Atkin MW

breathy lightness

wormwood and anise to a deep bed of vanilla and Damask rose

fine grained tannins and a touch of iodine on the finish

succulent finish

soft and delicate with light notes of vanilla