# Nuvole sul Poggio (Il Poggio di Gavi)

> White, 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-nuvole-sul-poggio).

- **Producer:** Il Poggio di Gavi
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Gavi DOCG
- **Grape:** Cortese 100%
- **Production area:** Single vineyard on the hills facing Novi Ligure (tech sheet: hills south of Novi Ligure), average altitude 280 m
- **Soil:** Clayey-calcareous
- **Exposure:** South-east
- **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 with selected yeasts, malolactic fermentation partly done, rest on fine lees until the spring after harvest, filtration and bottling. Alcohol 12.5%, residual sugar 3 g/l, total acidity 5.30 g/l.
- **Serving temperature:** 8°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-09



## Summary

The summer wine of the range: fresh, clear and pure, from a single south-east facing vineyard and best young.

## Tasting notes

Yellow streaked with green highlights, with sage and marjoram, lime and bergamot, distant exotic yellow fruit. Apple on the palate, closing savoury, dry, decisive and linear.

## Food pairings

Raw fish, salt-baked white fish, eggs with asparagus, raw vegetables, pasta with pesto, vegetable tortelli, pumpkin risotto, mortadella sandwiches, ham tramezzini, summer salads with tuna and egg.