Gratus For Many Things.. this Nebbiolo For One

𝓘 𝓪𝓶 𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓖𝓡𝓐𝓣𝓤𝓢 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓶𝓪𝓷𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 … especially this #womaninwine and her stunning #boca #nebbiolo 🍷

Heads up - Nebbiolo is an extremely terroir expressive grape. It knows what it likes and likes where it grows. When it finds its happy place it thrives gloriously. Anna Sertorio of Podere Ai Valloni in the Boca region of Alto Piemonte, knows how to naturally treat her old vines and create such expressive elegant wines with finesse.

A follow up to our @iola.wines #womencrushwednesday night live where we chatted about the winemaker, the wine and of course food.

The first pour the dusty aromas jumped out at me excitedly and I thought this wine is telling me where it’s from. The rich volcanic soil is apparent and you know you are in for a treat.

𝓟𝓸𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓐𝓲 𝓥𝓪𝓵𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓲 “𝓖𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓼”, 𝓒𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓝𝓸𝓿𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓲 𝓟𝓲𝓮𝓭𝓶𝓸𝓷𝓽, 𝓘𝓽𝓪𝓵𝔂

The wine has a gem of a garnet color. Complex aromas of ripe red fruits - sour cherry, cranberry, raspberry intertwined with menthol, licorice, dusty earth, tobacco, mushroom, rose petal potpourri and truffles. The palate is full of character and structured elegance. It has an intertwined presence of savory meets bright, crunchy red fruit. The flavors are captivating- it evolves from the red fruits, to licorice and black pepper, to savory mushrooms and back again. The bright acidity carries the harmony along into a lingering menthol dried thyme finish. Anna always goes above and beyond the regional requirements, making small lot wines because nature is in charge and she gives what she can, 540 cases it is. Hence the wine’s name “Gratus” is homage to what nature gives in this ever evolving wine that will make your holiday table shine.

Pair either wild mushroom crostini, bacon and olive savory cake or holiday ham with all the trimmings .