Antoniolo Gattinara Riserva San Francesco 2017 Piedmont

A west-facing slope behind the castello of Gattinara, this is a cooler site than Osso San Grato, and that certainly helped in the dry and rather torrid 2017 vintage. Comprising 3.5 hectares on volcanic soils, this wine is also aged in Slavonian botti grande for three years before another year of ageing in bottle.