Tasted at the winery, the Nervi Conterno 2021 Il Rosato is delightfully fresh, zesty and tonic. It's great to taste Nebbiolo in its most relaxed and informal state, without the expectations one might reserve for the grape when vinified as a cellar-worthy red. A bottle like this shows you its fun and most playful side, with simple fruit layers of wild cherry and cassis, backed by blue violets and a hint of bitter almond. Roberto Conterno has streamlined the style of this wine to focus on the mineral freshness and linear contours that emerge with greater clarity in this warm vintage.