Nervi Giacomo Conterno: wines and prices

About Nervi Giacomo Conterno

Founded in 1906, Nervi is the oldest winery in Gattinara, the cradle of northern Piedmont Nebbiolo, at the foot of the Alps in the shadow of Monte Rosa. For over a century it held some of the appellation's finest vineyards, until in 2018 Roberto Conterno, head of the legendary Giacomo Conterno of Monforte d'Alba, took it over and renamed it Nervi-Conterno. It sent a strong signal to the whole region: the standard-bearer of classic Barolo had chosen to invest in a historic area long kept in the shadows. Here Nebbiolo, locally called Spanna, grows on soils of volcanic origin, rich in porphyry and naturally acidic, which give wines of great freshness, minerality and tannic finesse. Conterno brought his rigour to the cellar: strict selection, traditional fermentations and long ageing in large casks. The flagship sites are Molsino and Valferana, vinified separately as single-cru expressions.