Nervi Gattinara DOCG 2020 750ml
There is no more revered name in Piemontese wine today than Roberto Conterno. Roberto is descended from two giants, grandfather Giacomo and father Giovanni. He is the third generation of the Conterno family to fashion what are, for many, the ultimate and purest expressions of Barolo. He has tirelessly worked to build on what his family had accomplished, making the already legendary Barolo Monfortino Riserva, in the words of The Wine Advocate’s Monica Larner, “the ultimate benchmark for vino italiano.” And Roberto has expanded the estate with purchases in Serralunga d’Alba’s great Cerretta and Arione crus, carefully limiting his selections to terroirs of quality comparable to the family’s hallowed Francia. So, for Roberto to venture outside Barolo, it would have to be somewhere very special—a place of great terroir, history and, most important, the Nebbiolo grape. And that’s exactly what he found in Gattinara’s ancient Nervi estate, which he purchased in early 2018. A Rare Opportun