Cantine Nervi is the historic Gattinara house in northern Piedmont, acquired in 2018 by Roberto Conterno of Barolo's Giacomo Conterno, and now bottled as Nervi-Conterno. Gattinara sits on acidic, iron-rich volcanic porphyry soils at altitude in the Alpine foothills, quite distinct from the Langhe's calcareous marl, giving Nebbiolo a lighter frame with vivid acidity and salinity. Il Rosato is made from 100% Nebbiolo grown across the estate's Gattinara holdings. The 2024 growing season was notably wet, with roughly 1,900 millimetres of rainfall, yet the fruit came together well, retaining the freshness and mineral drive that define the site. Farming follows Conterno's meticulous, low-yield, quality-first regime.

The 2024 Il Rosato is a serious, dry Nebbiolo rose built for structure rather than mere prettiness. Hand-picked fruit is pressed for a pale platinum-pink juice, taking only limited skin contact so that Nebbiolo's phenolics lend cut and texture without heavy colour or tannin. Fermentation is temperature-controlled to preserve the wine's energy, with the emphasis on freshness, salinity and precision. The wine is raised to retain its stony, citrus-blossom aromatics and is bottled under screwcap to protect brightness. The result has refreshing medium-bodied energy, grapefruit and wild-strawberry fruit, wet-stone minerality and the acidity to evolve over three to five years. Exact maceration time and vessel detail were not published.