Very good but more tannic than I expected
Very good but more tannic than I expected
Aug 8th, 2023
Wow. Very good. Rose petal, red fruit and rock dust nose. Stern and formidable tannins on the palate that won’t ever soften while this is alive but now they are complemented by generous fruit, zingy acid and seductive body. Prime drinking now
Wow. Very good. Rose petal, red fruit and rock dust nose. Stern and formidable tannins on the palate that won’t ever soften while this is alive but now they are complemented by generous fruit, zingy acid and seductive body. Prime drinking now
Jun 18th, 2022
The 2013 Gattinara is a fabulous introduction to these wines. Beautifully lifted and medium in body, the 2013 is supremely elegant in every way. Crushed red berries, rose petals, mint, pine and wild flowers are waft out of the glass in this striking, super-expressive, entry-level Gattinara from the Antoniolo family. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, April 2020)
The 2013 Gattinara is a fabulous introduction to these wines. Beautifully lifted and medium in body, the 2013 is supremely elegant in every way. Crushed red berries, rose petals, mint, pine and wild flowers are waft out of the glass in this striking, super-expressive, entry-level Gattinara from the Antoniolo family. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, April 2020)
Apr 28th, 2020
Maybe not the perfect time to drink this 76 normale, I did find it to radically improve with air and delivered on its price. Very lifted, volatile and that old leather Bretty musky socks and saddles style. (Drink Lopez or Musar?). This being my first Antoniolo, I now believe there are some great bottles with serious age out there calling to me. I will seek to answer this call. 📣 🙋🏽♂️
Maybe not the perfect time to drink this 76 normale, I did find it to radically improve with air and delivered on its price. Very lifted, volatile and that old leather Bretty musky socks and saddles style. (Drink Lopez or Musar?). This being my first Antoniolo, I now believe there are some great bottles with serious age out there calling to me. I will seek to answer this call. 📣 🙋🏽♂️
Jan 31st, 2019
Great purity. Taken back the relative concentration of fruit this has. Ample tones of cherry, earth, and a cooling note of mountain herbs and flowers that almost all these N. Piemonte wines have. Love the emphasis of fruit and herbal spice. Still carries focus across the palate with compact tannin. These never really let me down.
Great purity. Taken back the relative concentration of fruit this has. Ample tones of cherry, earth, and a cooling note of mountain herbs and flowers that almost all these N. Piemonte wines have. Love the emphasis of fruit and herbal spice. Still carries focus across the palate with compact tannin. These never really let me down.
Jul 21st, 2017
Strong showing of an elegant near-40yo nebbiolo
Strong showing of an elegant near-40yo nebbiolo
3 people found it helpfulJul 1st, 2014
Very strange, hamster cage and new soccer ball. Lots of depth
Very strange, hamster cage and new soccer ball. Lots of depth
1 person found it helpfulNov 3rd, 2015
Delicious freshness to this bright and lovely wine that has terrific energy and an attractive red fruit profile.
Delicious freshness to this bright and lovely wine that has terrific energy and an attractive red fruit profile.
Jan 29th, 2017
Leather tar, cherry, campfire, and nice integrated tannins. Not as nuanced and elegant as Barberesco, but would not argue against it otherwise.
Leather tar, cherry, campfire, and nice integrated tannins. Not as nuanced and elegant as Barberesco, but would not argue against it otherwise.
Nov 1st, 2016
Strong tannins and well structured. Pair with charred red meat and sunchokes - worked quite nicely.
Strong tannins and well structured. Pair with charred red meat and sunchokes - worked quite nicely.
Oct 17th, 2016
Gattinara, Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy
