Eugenio Gatti, a seventh-generation viticulturist in the Monferrato region of Piedmont, in northwest Italy, produces just 840 cases in his family’s cellar, a winery converted from an 11th-century castle.
In this area, where time seems to stand still, Eugenio tends to the oldest vineyard of the mysterious Ruche grape, indigenous to the area and cultivated since the Middle Ages. In addition to Ruche, he cultivates the indigenous Grignolino and Barbera. Complementing his dry wines, Eugenio makes a rare Ruche Chinato that is well worth seeking out.
