2012 Antoniolo Gattinara Riserva "San Francesco", Piedmont, ItalyABOUT THIS WINE 100% Nebbiolo from 55 year old vines planted in morainic and volcanic soils. Maceration on the skins in cement vats for 14 16 days, pumping over with sprinklers, maturation for 1 year in 350 500 litre tonneaux and 18 months in large oak casks (20 25 Hl). Finishing in the bottle for 1 year. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER The small DOCG of Gattinara is located 100 miles north of the Barolo zone in the Alpine foothills close to Lago Maggiore. The

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Their 18 hectares of vineyard average 30 years of age

Here 100% Chenin Blanc is planted on similar tuffeau soils to Vouvray

AKA “The Nose”

In 2017 Ruggeri became part of Rotkäppchen-Mumm

Heavyweight composition

grapes receive a gentle pressing

the vineyard has almost 85 hectares

Kilometers away from the town of Sorbara

This area with deep alluvial soils and a two-meter layer of highly concentrated clay set over a deeper layer of gravel—brought by the rivers—provide natural drainage that allows the grapes to lose the green characteristics very early in the season

My use of oak and extraction techniques is minimal – my wines show the essence of the variety

a section of this Zinfandel was grafted over to five Portuguese varieties after the owners became interested in Port-style wines