White
Mille951
By Cantina Produttori del Gavi, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
The cooperative's largest Gavi del Comune di Gavi, about 60,000 bottles a year; first vintage 1980.
Tasting notes
Pale straw yellow with greenish reflections. Acacia flowers, broom, pear, passion fruit and pineapple on the nose. Savoury, long, fresh and elegant on the palate, robust with a good acid backbone.
Pairs well with
Aperitif, light first courses, white meat, fish and cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG
- Grape
- Cortese
- Production area
- Municipality of Gavi
- Soil
- White calcareous soil of marl and sand
- Exposure
- South to south-west, 250 to 300 m above sea level
- Harvest
- Mid September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot and spurred cordon, 4,500 vines per hectare, average vine age 50 years, 8,000 to 9,000 kg per hectare
- Vinification
- Temperature-controlled fermentation at 12°C for 20 days. At least 3 months in stainless steel on the fine lees and 1 to 2 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 8 to 10°C
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