Mattia Antoniotti has joined his father Odilio at the historical 19th-century cantina, which dates back to 1860, that is tucked away in the northern Alto Piedmont village of Sostegno, in the 28-hectare region of Bramaterra among the pre-Alps. They now farm 6 hectares of Nebbiolo, Croatina, Vespolina and Uva Rara vines, the fruit of which Odilio first bottled in 1970. The Bramaterra DOC rules that there must be a maximum of 80% Nebbiolo in Bramaterra and Mattia believes that the addition of the other grape varieties gives a more balanced wine and a truer expression of origin. This wine is 70% Nebbiolo, 20% Croatina and 10 % Vespolina.
