White
Gavi del Comune di Gavi
By Cantine Scrimaglio, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Cortese from the hills of the Gavi municipality at 250-300 m, partly aged in small barrels, 12.5% vol.
Tasting notes
Straw yellow with greenish hints. Rich, full bouquet of camomile, hay and green tea. Pleasantly dry and crisp, full and deep, with a persistent finish of apricot and peach.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG
- Grape
- Cortese 100%
- Production area
- Hills of the municipality of Gavi (AL), 250-300 m above sea level
- Soil
- Mainly sandy-marly: layers of deep marl alternating with sandstone, light brown to very light in colour
- Vinification
- Short cold maceration on the skins, then fermentation and a while on the lees, with partial ageing in small barrels and a brief period of bottle ageing.
- Storage
- Aged for some months on the lees, with partial malolactic fermentation in small barrels, followed by brief bottle aging.
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