G. CONTERNO Nervi Vigna Molsino Gattinara 2016

G. CONTERNO WINERY

Founded in 1906, Nervi is the oldest winery in the Gattinara DOCG area. The porphyry and clay rich vineyards cover 28.5 hectares of Nebbiolo vines at the Alpine foothills of Monte Rosa, in steep, south facing slopes. True to the area’s tradition, they prune and harvest by hand and make fine red wine using large oak casks for both fermentation and aging. In 2011 four Norwegian families, joined by their passion for wine and viticulture, bought the estate. The chief oenologist Enrico Fileppo ensures adherence to tradition with 30 years of Nervi winemaking experience and many award winning vintages.

GATTINARA VIGNA MOLSINO

it is the historic Crù of the Nervi company. We are not in the Langa but in the high Piedmont north of Novara at an altitude between 350 ed i 420 meters: here Nebbiolo is called SPANNA and is expressed with an elegance of flavors and aromas different from the Langa.

The sip is vivid, the fresh and ample aromas with beautiful balsamic puffs. Molsino is vinified from grapes from vines with 30 years of age that are meticulously cared for throughout the year.

After the manual harvest, the grapes are softly pressed and the must obtained is fermented partly in oak vats and partly in concrete tanks. The refinement is divided into two moments: 48 months in large oak barrels and then rest further in concrete for others 6 months to follow, after bottling, others 6 months of storage in glass.

In the glass it has a light ruby ​​red color, not too loaded with light garnet reflections; the nose is clean, very elegant with hints of red fruit and undergrowth and balsamic puffs. On the palate it is full-bodied, structured with a marked “verticality” and minerality. VIGNA MOLSINO is an “uncommon” Nebbiolo, of excellent quality that well expresses the territoriality of the Upper Piedmont from which it comes.

Vinification

Fermentation in cement tanks, 15% with non-de-stemmed grapes, and with indigenous yeasts.

Aging

48 months in barrels of 10 and 30 hl.

Production for year

6600 bottles

Features

Ruby garment with garnet margin.

At the sip it is juicy, enveloping and caressing, it stands out vibrating, supple and tense. Coherent, coherent, integral texture. Round and alive tannins. Intense minality in the very long final mouth.

Olfactory spectrum that is an explosion of Alpine and Mediterranean fragrances, sensual and varied. Notes of myrtle and lavender blend with those of cherry, cassis, cypress wood, star anise, juniper berry, nutmeg. Mineral and brackish hints.

Ideal with red meats, game and roasts. Excellent also with aged cheeses.

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