Since Nebbiolo rosè has been believed for long times identical to Nebbiolo, or at least considered as one of its variants, it is impossible to establish which has been Rosè’s first historical mention. A ‘Nebieul rosè’, however, was quoted by count Nuvolone (1799), who outlined several traits fully corresponding to the variety we are talking: smaller bunches, less coloured berries, reduced fertility.
Believed more recently as a Nebbiolo’s ‘biotype’ (Dalmasso et al., 1962), Nebbiolo rosè has been finally identify as a distinct genotype, although genetically related to Nebbiolo, only in 1998, thanks to genetic analyses (Botta et al., 2000).