Italy

70% Picotendro (local Nebbiolo clone), 30% Gros Vien, Neyret, Cornalin and Fumin. Spicy, cherry, dusty, delicious. Small Valle d'Aosta cooperative, high-elevation, all work done by hand.

Eugenio Gatti is the seventh-generation viticulturist to tend to this estate nestled within the original castle of Castagnole Monferrato. The castle was constructed in the 11th century and retrofitted to serve as a cellar in the 1400s.

Fumin & Petit Rouge fermented in stainless & wood, followed by 8 months in oak. Raspberry, almonds, roses, cloves on the nose; iron, bramble, oily herbs, rustic yet elegant. Balanced, touch of grip, will cut thru fat or pair w/beans & tomatoes, salads.