Antonio Vallana e Figlio

Gattinara Nebbiolo

9.149 ratings
9.119 pro ratings
Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Tom Casagrande

I always get nervous when I open an older red and there's zero sediment and the cork is barely stained. Usually means held in Inox and heavily filtered when finally bottled years after it should have been. Result? A wine stripped of character. Tannin, acid, and dried twigs predominate. Can still sense some nice macerated cherry fruit, but otherwise just tired and sinewy. Kind of a shame for what was, decades ago, a proud old house.

I always get nervous when I open an older red and there's zero sediment and the cork is barely stained. Usually means held in Inox and heavily filtered when finally bottled years after it should have been. Result? A wine stripped of character. Tannin, acid, and dried twigs predominate. Can still sense some nice macerated cherry fruit, but otherwise just tired and sinewy. Kind of a shame for what was, decades ago, a proud old house.

Oct 23rd, 2016
Erich Broksas

Early Mountain Vineyards

8.2

Didn't love it.

Didn't love it.

Aug 21st, 2016
Andres Montoya

2005. Primal nose, very closed. Hints if rose petal, tar, cherry pit and loam. Reminds me of Chiavennasca grapes from Valtellina.

2005. Primal nose, very closed. Hints if rose petal, tar, cherry pit and loam. Reminds me of Chiavennasca grapes from Valtellina.

Feb 23rd, 2015
Austin Ferrari

Wine Director Hillside Supper Club

9.3

Beastly! Stems, dry earth and mushrooms yet still carries that big fruit weight. Crushing with boar ragu pasta!

Beastly! Stems, dry earth and mushrooms yet still carries that big fruit weight. Crushing with boar ragu pasta!

Feb 9th, 2015
Brett Pallesen

Gatti.

Gatti.

Jul 12th, 2014
Max Bozoghlian

Owner/Wine Director Carlito's Gardel

9.3

@delectable This is the second wine from Vallana that doesn't make it in the Gattinara region...

@delectable This is the second wine from Vallana that doesn't make it in the Gattinara region...

Jul 8th, 2014
Christanna Honer

Floral, earth, cherry, licorice. Med bodied, tannin medium but bitterness. Florals and tar.

Floral, earth, cherry, licorice. Med bodied, tannin medium but bitterness. Florals and tar.

Jun 1st, 2014
Erica Marie

Beauty; integrated tannin & sexy

Beauty; integrated tannin & sexy

May 31st, 2014
Christopher Johnson

Coming soon.....

Coming soon.....

Mar 4th, 2014
Angelo Casagrande

Nose of earth, flint and smoke. Showed wild cherry with a little sour.

Nose of earth, flint and smoke. Showed wild cherry with a little sour.

Jan 3rd, 2016