# Aureliana (Cantina Produttori del Gavi)

> White, Gavi DOCG by [Cantina Produttori del Gavi](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantina-produttori-del-gavi.md), Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantina-produttori-del-gavi-aureliana).

- **Producer:** Cantina Produttori del Gavi
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Gavi DOCG
- **Grape:** Cortese
- **Production area:** Gavi area
- **Soil:** Mostly red soil with an alluvial clay base
- **Exposure:** South-east, 200 to 250 m above sea level
- **Harvest:** Mid September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 4,500 vines per hectare, average vine age 40 years, 8,000 kg per hectare
- **Vinification:** Fermentation at 12 to 15°C for 6 to 8 days, then the second phase of fermentation in barriques. At least 5 months in stainless steel on the fine lees, then 5 to 7 months in oak barriques with weekly bâtonnage, and 3 months in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 8 to 10°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

The barrique-fermented Gavi of the range, with weekly bâtonnage. About 6,000 bottles a year; first vintage 2000.

## Tasting notes

Very intense straw yellow. Flint, vanilla and toasted, lightly spiced notes on the nose. Elegant, soft and long on the palate with a good backbone.

## Food pairings

Starters and light first courses, white meat and fish, fresh and aged cheeses.