White
La Cedraia Selezione
By La Cedraia, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's top Gavi, a single-variety Cortese with extended lees ageing in steel; sold as 'Etichetta Nera' in the shop.
Tasting notes
Light straw colour with greenish hues. White fruit then mineral notes; very dry, fresh and persistent, finely savoury with a slight almond finish.
Pairs well with
Aperitif, hors-d'oeuvres, white meats, fish, shellfish, vegetable pies, cold cuts, fresh and lightly seasoned cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Gavi DOCG
- Grape
- Cortese 100%
- Production area
- Estate vineyard between Novi Ligure and Gavi
- Soil
- Yellowish-grey clayey marl
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- By hand
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 5000 vines/hectare, 225-275 m a.s.l.; yield 80-90 quintals per hectare, 70% wine yield
- Vinification
- Soft pressing, settling and fermentation at controlled temperature, then extended ageing on the fine lees (bâtonage) in stainless steel tanks. VIVA sustainability certified. 13% vol; residual sugar 2 g/l, total acidity 5.1 g/l.
- Serving temperature
- 8-10 °C as an aperitif; 11-13 °C with main dishes
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