Luigi Nervi & Figlio Gattinara 1964 CS20230731 5L format is the kind

5L format is the kind of bottle to plan a long dinner around

and honeydew rind meet spicy white pepper

The co-op's classic line keeps the winemaking gentle and the oak in the background

The result is a friendly

Grapes are hand-harvested

Luigi Nervi & Figlio Gattinara 1964 CS20230731 5L format is the kindA piece of living Gattinara history. Nervi is the oldest cellar in Gattinara, in the hills of Alto Piemonte, and through these decades it was run by the founding Nervi family, who built the estate's reputation across most of the 20th century before selling in 1991 (it's now owned by Roberto Conterno). This 1964 is mature Nebbiolo from that family era, a rare survivor. Old bottles like this are about texture, perfume and tertiary complexity, not fruit,