Gatta by Alessio

With my limited and rather basic experience of Nicola Gatta's wines, I approached them more as a sceptic than an enthusiast. That's why, when I missed last year's tasting of his top selections, I didn't feel much regret - after all, you can't drink every wine. So, when I agreed to this year's tasting, I joined with zero expectations. Sure, people around me were buzzing: "These wines are extraordinary! You have to try them - they're rare, incredible!" But I'm someone who trusts, yet prefers to verify.

And verify I did. How lucky I am to have had the chance to taste such beautiful, thought-provoking wines. Not every tasting manages to deliver a lineup that can fundamentally shift your perspective, but this one did. Now, I find myself among the converted, a proud member of the "sect" saying: that these wines are exceptional, unique, and profoundly deep.

Here's the thing: people are often too obsessed with the bubbles, treating sparkling wines as though their identity begins and ends with the fizz. Nicola Gatta's wines remind you of something crucial - sparkling wine is, first and foremost, wine. The bubbles are incidental, even irrelevant (in a way). These wines feel niche and rare, like some Champagne that forces you to reconsider everything you thought you knew. They challenge assumptions and reward you with layers of complexity and bliss.

Gatta's wines transcend categories. They speak of place and winemaker carried by a style that is oxidative, saline, and unmistakably marine. These wines are alive, thrilling, and undeniably their own. And now? I'm hooked. A little obsessed, even. I need more.

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