The Antoniotti family of Casa del Bosco, in northern Piemonte, has been making wine for generations, with Odilio and his son Mattia carrying on the tradition today. They farm just six hectares, split between two of Italy’s tiniest appellations: Bramaterra and Coste della Sesia. Bramaterra is vanishingly rare—only a handful of producers work its volcanic porphyry soils—and requires long aging; Antoniotti goes beyond the rules, maturing their Nebbiolo-based blends for 30 months in barrel. Coste della Sesia, slightly broader in scope, serves as the designation for wines not selected for Bramaterra, yet still undergoes 18 months of élevage. The wines are firmly rooted in tradition: hand-harvested grapes, destemmed and fermented in underground cement, malolactic in steel, then raised in barrel with no fining or filtration. Sulfur use is minimal, restricted mainly to protect the fruit at harvest. Always led by Nebbiolo but balanced with Croatina, Vespolina, and Uva Rara depending on the year, Antoniotti’s wines are pure expressions of Piemonte’s northern frontier—mineral, disciplined, and profoundly tied to place.
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