# Ihable (Fontanassa)

> Sparkling, Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG Metodo Classico by [Fontanassa](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/fontanassa.md), Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/ihable).

- **Producer:** Fontanassa
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG Metodo Classico
- **Grape:** Cortese
- **Production area:** Comune di Gavi
- **Soil:** Calcareous-clay
- **Exposure:** South and south-west, 290 to 330 m above sea level
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 4,300 vines per hectare; hand-harvested in boxes; yield 90 quintals per hectare
- **Vinification:** 48 months on the lees in bottle; manual riddling on wooden pupitres
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A millesimato metodo classico from Cortese, 48 months on the lees with riddling by hand on wooden pupitres. First vintage 2010.

## Tasting notes

Intense straw yellow with a fine, elegant, persistent perlage. Typical bread crust aroma with hints of butter; balanced, fresh and persistent, described as a great expression of Cortese.