White
Citu 1921
By Fontanassa, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
A Gavi del Comune di Gavi from Rovereto, partly aged in acacia tonneaux for 6 to 12 months. The name recalls the great-grandfather Citu who bought the farm in 1921.
Tasting notes
Intense yellow with golden reflections. Broad and complex, with aromas of fruit, pear, yellow peach, vanilla, almond, honey and ripe fruit.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG
- Grape
- Cortese
- Cru / vineyard
- Rovereto
- Production area
- Rovereto, in the Comune di Gavi
- Soil
- Clay
- Exposure
- South-west, 330 m above sea level
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 4,300 vines per hectare; hand-harvested in boxes; yield 75 quintals per hectare
- Vinification
- Stainless steel, then 6 to 12 months in acacia tonneaux
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