Gattinara

2014

4.3

Region

Italy › Piedmont › Gattinara

Type

red · still

Grapes

Nebbiolo

Alcohol

13.5%

Volume

750 mL

Sugar

1 g/L

Tasting Notes(4)

Boris9 June 2024· Pantagruel

4.3

There are wines you just want to come back to, and luckily, some good people manage to store these beauties. This wine is amazing. Once again, it appeared much younger, defying what's written on the label.

Beautiful wine, fresh, delicate, and seductive. Notes of cherry, briar, blood, red flowers, earth, tarf, and some mushrooms. Unexpectedly juicy, flavourful, soft, and persistent. It's like a dream after a long day.

Boris

About

The basic Gattinara that Antoniolo ages just like Reserve, and 2014 is the last vintage they didn't label as such. Made of 50-60 years old vines growing on volcanic soils. Spontaneous fermentation in cement tank, aged in 25-35 hl Slavonian and French oak casks for 36 months. Around 9000 bottles are produced yearly.

As good as always. No one guessed the vintage, as it feels so much younger. A beautiful bouquet full of cherry, briar, blood, red flowers, earth, tar and mushrooms. Medium-plus body, well-balanced, well-structured, sophisticated and beautiful. Every bottle is a pleasure.

The last time I tasted this wine was more than a year ago. On one hand, I am happy to lay my hands on this vintage one more, on the other hand, I don't understand why it's still available considering its price and value. Delicate bouquet: red flowers (like rosé), blood (hey baby, we like your iron), cherry, briar and some tar notes (probably from the age?). Oof, and it's so well-balanced and structured! With mature tannin, good acidity and a long aftertaste, this wine is simply delicious.

Wine #8 on volcanic wines tasting by Oleksandr Meier.

My first Gattinara and definitely not my last. Forest berries, raw meat and truffles. Subtle and sophisticated nose. Refreshing, well balanced, very long evolving aftertaste, flavours of wild strawberry, cherry and wet leaves. Over time it becomes more tough and heavy.