Antoniolo Gattinara Riserva DOCG Osso San Grato – 2020

Alto Piemonte – literally “higher (or upper) Piemonte” – is a small, hilly wine region situated between Turin and Milan in northern Italy.

The Antoniolo winery is the most famous in Gattinara, and their Osso San Grato vineyard produces one of the best respected wines in all Alto Piemonte; it is a former winner of Gambero Rosso’s “Wine of the Year”.

The winery was founded in 1948 by Mario Antoniolo, grandfather of current owners Alberto and Lorella. Their mother Rosanna worked tirelessly for many years in between to raise the image of both Gattinara and the Antoniolo’s wines, contributing enormously to the prestige and recognition the winery earns today. Like most wineries in Alto Piemonte, Antoniolo are small, owning twelve hectares in total in the Gattinara DOCG, of which only ten are planted with vines. Their soils are volcanic, which gives a noticeable minerality and bite of freshness to the wines. All their reds are made from 100% Nebbiolo. 

Osso San Grato is a single vineyard of 65 year old vines planted on volcanic soils. It was one of the first ever single vineyard wines produced in Italy back in its first vintage, 1974.

The wine was fermented in cement tanks using wild yeasts with a very gentle maceration of the skins, then aged for at least 36 months in large 30hl Austrian or French oak casks and matured for a further 12 months in bottle in the winery before sale.

Tasting note

Brick-garnet red. Delicious aromas of wild cherries, roses and spice. Wow, this tastes magnificent and utterly unique!  A noticeable bite of volcanic acidity and minerality give freshness and elegance. Feels quite full bodied, smooth and silky, full of complexity and developed spice, dark cherry and tobacco flavours. A Nebbiolo of real class and finesse! 14% alcohol.

This would be perfect served with steak, game, slow-roasted meats or well-aged cheeses.

Only 350 cases were produced. Drink 2026 – 2050