White
Gentil
By Carlin de Paolo, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A frizzante 100% Cortese from the Alto Monferrato, refermented in autoclave; 12% alcohol.
Tasting notes
Pale straw yellow. Slightly sparkling, with a persistent perlage. Characteristic, delicate, faint but persistent aroma. Pleasantly dry, with a slight bitterish aftertaste and harmonious on the palate.
Pairs well with
Excellent as an aperitif; accompanies light meals, vegetables, risottos, white meat and delicate fish dishes.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato DOC
- Grape
- Cortese 100%
- Production area
- Piedmont Region, Monferrato
- Soil
- Sandy, clayey, calcareous
- Vineyard planting
- Altitude 180 to 300 m above sea level; traditional Piedmontese guyot, 5,000 vines per hectare; yield 95 quintals per hectare; average vine age 20 to 30 years.
- Vinification
- Natural refermentation in autoclave, Charmat method.
- Serving temperature
- Serve at around 8 to 10°C.
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