# Etichetta Nera (Il Poggio di Gavi)

> White, Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG by [Il Poggio di Gavi](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/il-poggio-di-gavi.md), Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/il-poggio-di-gavi-etichetta-nera).

- **Producer:** Il Poggio di Gavi
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG
- **Grape:** Cortese 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Rovereto
- **Production area:** Hills north of Gavi, locality Rovereto, average altitude 330 m
- **Soil:** Terre rosse da argille ferrettizzate, ghiaie e sabbie; moderately deep, neutral pH, good water retention
- **Exposure:** East-west
- **Harvest:** Hand-picked in crates at full ripeness
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 4,200 vines/ha, yield 95 q/ha; under organic conversion, alternate-row grass cover, manure feeding, no leaf removal
- **Vinification:** Soft pressing, temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel, rest on fine lees until the spring after harvest, static clarification, bottled with minimal added sulphites, two months in bottle before sale. Alcohol 12.5%, residual sugar 2 g/l, total acidity 5.0 g/l.
- **Serving temperature:** 10-12°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-09



## Summary

The estate's first label, a Gavi from the vines around the family house on Rovereto hill, on red stony soil with old vines.

## Tasting notes

Pale straw yellow with cut grass, white flowers, medlar and yellow citrus. Creamy on the palate, citrusy, savoury and intense, with tropical fruit and aromatic herbs; a very long finish of mineral persistence and almond.

## Food pairings

Fish above all: sauteed clams, fish ravioli, spaghetti with anchovy sauce, salt cod, sea bream in potato crust; also borage tortelli, tajarin with truffle, shredded horse meat, eggs with truffle, rabbit with herbs.