White
Il Forte
By Cantina Produttori del Gavi, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
The cooperative's entry Gavi DOCG, about 100,000 bottles a year; first vintage 2001.
Tasting notes
Straw yellow. Pear, peach, apricot and yellow plum on the nose. Fresh, savoury and easy-drinking, with a light almond note in the finish, harmonious and balanced.
Pairs well with
Aperitif, light first courses, fish, fresh and lightly spiced cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Gavi DOCG
- Grape
- Cortese
- Production area
- Gavi area
- Soil
- Mostly red soil with an alluvial clay base
- Exposure
- South-east, upland plateau, 180 to 200 m above sea level
- Harvest
- Mid September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 4,500 vines per hectare, average vine age 30 years, 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 month in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 8 to 10°C
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