Antoniolo Gattinara Le Castelle 2012
Red
Gattinara, Italy
6.7
WineSaint
Gritty, unyielding tannins dominate this vintage, masking any glimpse of Le Castelle's usual elegance. The fruit shows overripe, jammy qualities that clash with the wine's austere backbone. Aromatics remain shut down and one-dimensional. Time may soften the harsh edges, but the vintage's fundamental flaws suggest this bottling will struggle to achieve proper balance.
overripe fruitaustere tanninsmuted aromaticsstructural imbalance
Label
Antoniolo
→Antoniolo is one of Gattinara's benchmark estates, producing age-worthy Nebbiolo from the appellation's volcanic soils across three distinct single-vineyard Riservas that define what northern Piedmont can achieve.