Azienda Vitivinicola Nervi

Nervi is a historic, benchmark Gattinara producer possessing some of the most prized vineyard holdings in all of the appellation. The winery was founded in 1906 by Italo Nervi and is the oldest Cantina in Gattinara. With Roberto Conterno's purchase in 2018, These wines are already world-class and will assuredly only improve as Roberto gains more experience in the area.

Azienda Vitivinicola Nervi, The Oldest Winery in Gattinara. With Roberto Conterno's purchase in 2018, These wines are already world-class and will assuredly only improve as Roberto gains more experience in the area.

**Roberto Conterno, there is no more revered name in Piemontese wine today than. For many, He is the ultimate and purest expressions of Barolo. He has making the already legendary Barolo Monfortino Riserva, in the words of The Wine Advocate’s Monica Larner, “the ultimate benchmark for vino italiano.”

Nervi is a historic, benchmark Gattinara producer possessing some of the most prized vineyard holdings in all of the appellation. The winery was founded in 1906 by Italo Nervi and is the oldest Cantina in Gattinara, though many of the vineyards had already been in the family dating back as far as 1679. The estate comprises 28.5 hectares of vineyards including their top crus of Molsino and Valferana as well as Garavoglie and Casacce. These are historic crus in Gattinara – mentions of Molsino in town records date as far back as 1471 and those of Valferana date back to 1231!

The winery focuses on three Gattinara bottlings – Gattinara, Gattinara Molsino and Gattinara Valferana. The single-vineyard bottlings contain the best fruit from those vineyards whereas the third bottling contains the best fruit from Garavoglie and Casacce as well as some wine declassified from Molsino and Valferana. The Gattinara spends a minimum of 3 years in large oak whereas both crus see at least four years in large oak. In addition the three Gattinara, they make a delicious rosato from Nebbiolo with a touch of Uva Rara.

A Unique Terroir
The key to Gattinara’s greatness is its terroir—a rare vein of volcanic gravel, on steep, high-elevation slopes. The climatic conditions ensure wide diurnal temperature swings, that produces Nebbiolo of kaleidoscopic complexity, stunning minerality and exceptionally long life.

And the Nervi vineyards are among Gattinara’s finest. The south-facing amphitheater of Molsino is one of Piedmont’s great vineyards, revered since the 15th century as a source of Gattinara of both power and finesse. Valferana’s open west-facing slopes can trace an even longer history, as documents dating back to 1231 attest. This cool terroir produces a very elegant and mineral Gattinara to complement the more potent Molsino.

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