There is a fine quality of deep blueberry and juicy cherry fruit
The vineyard is planted at 5000 vines/Ha using a 'cordone speronato' system
the Lucera bit refers to the very lovely local ancient city
it was a wet vintage yet with careful vineyard management the vines reached a full
The bunches receive a gentle and quick pressing before being fermented at 18°C in temperature-controlled steel tanks
Antoniolo. Gattinara Riserva 'San Francesco' Region_Lombardia There is a fine qualityGattinara Riserva DOCG Grape: Nebbiolo 2017 has deep strawberry and blackberry fruit, leather, ripe basil and lemon; some clove and truffle on the nose betray the heat of the vintage. Great depths of fine, rich fruit, flint, bramble, rosehip, and damson. Reminiscent of the 2015, though at this stage perhaps the fruit is a little reticent. Overall, very fine with a ripe tannic structure, reinforced by immaculate citrus fruit, iron and bright red