# La Palazzina (Cantina San Matteo)

> White, Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG by [Cantina San Matteo](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantina-san-matteo.md), Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantina-san-matteo-gavi-del-comune-di-gavi-la-palazzina).

- **Producer:** Cantina San Matteo
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG
- **Grape:** Cortese 100%
- **Production area:** Gavi, province of Alessandria
- **Soil:** Limestone marl and marl (Italian page; the English page mislabels this as "yield")
- **Exposure:** Varies, mostly south-facing
- **Harvest:** September to October
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines about 30 years old. Guyot. Yield 95 quintals per hectare. Low-yield vineyard care with frequent cleaning, green pruning, thinning and minimal chemical treatments.
- **Vinification:** Careful selection, then a cold white vinification with about 24 hours of partial skin maceration and gentle pressing. The free-run must ferments in steel at controlled temperature with selected yeasts. Low total sulphites.
- **Serving temperature:** 9 °C
- **Storage:** Store away from light in a cool, damp place at about 15 °C.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG from Gavi vineyards around 30 years old, 100% Cortese, 12.5% ABV.

## Tasting notes

Still, intense straw yellow, with refined fruit, floral and mineral notes, notably almond, linden and flint depending on evolution. Subtle, elegant and fine; crisp and savoury, with a balanced, lingering finish.

## Food pairings

Aperitifs; first and second courses of fish, shellfish, white meat, carpione-style dishes, delicate cured meats, fresh or short-aged soft and stretched-curd cheeses.