Nervi eller rettere Nervi Conterno som det hedder efter Roberto Conternos køb af vingården i 2018 beliggende i det lille vinområde Gattinara i det nordlige Piemonte. Vinen er lavet på nebbiolo (lokalt betegnes spanna). Det er flotte syreholdige vine der holder et ganske burgundisk udtryk.
The 2017 Gattinara is terrific. It will also give readers something to drink without waiting decades. In 2017, the Gattinara is a bit richer than it often is - the result of the warm dry year – but its profile is super-classic. Sweet pipe tobacco, mint, dried herbs, licorice, dried cherry and Alpine herbs fill out its ample frame effortlessly. I would give the 2017 a few years in bottle, but it won’t need more than that to start drinking well. In 2017, Roberto Conterno did not bottle his vineyard-designates. Instead, all the best lots went into the straight Gattinara, an overachieving wine that delivers the goods. I don’t expect the 2017 will be among the most long-lived wines here, but that will hardly be an issue for most readers. 2027 - 2047
