Nervi Conterno - Gattinara 'Vigna Valferana'
Nebbiolo
| Vintage: | 2018 |
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| Description: | Nervi is the oldest winery in Gattinara. Gattinara is home to some of the best Nebbiolo vineyards in the world. Roberto Conterno (famed Giacomo Conterno) has been involved Nervi since 2011, when Erling Astrup, a wine collector, and friend of his, purchased the winery and sought his counsel. In 2018, Conterno bought the estate outright. "The 2018 Gattinara Valferana is explosive right out of the glass. Supporting veins of tannin carry a core of red fruit, cinnamon, rose petal, blood orange, mint and white pepper. The Valferana is complex and wonderfully deep from start to finish. Valferana is the cooler of the two single vineyard Gattinaras that are bottled separately here. The 2018 is a special wine." - 96 points, Antonio Galloni Vinous "As all Nebbiolo lovers know well, this mighty Piedmont grape is especially sensitive to place. That's the main takeaway |
| Price: | $ 159.00 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
