Vigne Rade

Gavi del comune di Gavi d.o.c.g. Toledana

Municipality of production
Gavi
Grape Variety
100% Cortese
Exposure
South
Altitude (a.s.l.)
200 m
Soil
Calcareous-Clay
Training system
Guyot.
Age of the vineyard (years)
20
Plant density
4,000 plants
Cropping level per hectare
65 ql grapes
Harvest
September
Alcohol by volume
13.0% Vol (based on the vintage)
Serving temperature
8°-10°C

This Gavi wine is produced with pure Cortese grapes in Gavi municipality. The terroir, the microclimate of the production area, and the influx of sea winds contributing significantly to the sensory features of this wine. The big difference in temperature between night and day that characterises the last stage of grape ripening intensifies and the organoleptic characteristics of this product.

Processing

After the harvest it comes a soft pressing, follows an off-the-skins fer-mentation in stainless Inox steel tanks at a controlled. Followed the maturation in steel tanks for 6 months and the bottling not before the spring/summer.

Tasting notes

Bright straw yellow color with greenish reflections, a tasteful and delicate scent with hints of fresh fruit and white flowers, as well as citrus and bitter almond notes;has a dry, full-bodied, pleasantly sapid, harmonious, sophisticated and refined.

Reccomended pairing

It is served as an aperitif drink and as an accompaniment to the best fish dishes, first course with light sauces and white meats.