White
Sole sul Poggio
By Il Poggio di Gavi, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
A rich Gavi from Rovereto aged in acacia wood, made to show that Gavi can age; the producer says it can develop for 10 years.
Tasting notes
Golden yellow with white flowers, vanilla, mint and marjoram, tropical pineapple and a mineral note of graphite and flint. Velvety and full-bodied with citrus acidity and white fruit, then taut, spicy and savoury, closing on ginger and white pepper.
Pairs well with
Robiola di Roccaverano, smoked cheeses, fresh savoury or medium-aged cheeses, Varzi salami, pork skewers, roast guinea fowl, rabbit with olives; also mushroom pasta and lightly spiced Asian-inspired dishes.
Technical details
- 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, malolactic fermentation completed, 12 months in acacia tonneaux, static clarification, bottled with minimal added sulphites, at least six months in bottle before sale. Alcohol 13%, residual sugar under 0.5 g/l, total acidity 5.7 g/l.
- Serving temperature
- 12-14°C
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