Sparkling
Metodo Classico
By Cantina Produttori del Gavi, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
Traditional-method Gavi DOCG sparkling wine from Cortese, at least 36 months on the lees. About 7,000 bottles a year; first vintage 1981.
Pairs well with
Starters and desserts, but also good throughout a meal.
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Denomination
- Gavi DOCG
- Grape
- Cortese
- Production area
- Gavi area
- Soil
- Mostly red soil with an alluvial clay base
- Exposure
- South, upland plateau, 200 to 250 m above sea level
- Harvest
- Mid September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 4,500 vines per hectare, average vine age 30 years, 9,500 kg per hectare
- Vinification
- Primary fermentation at 12°C for 20 days. Second fermentation in bottle for about 30 days at 13°C, then at least 36 months on the fine lees, with fully manual handling. 6 months in bottle after disgorgement.
- Serving temperature
- 8 to 10°C
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