# Etichetta Nera (La Chiara)

> White, Gavi DOCG del Comune di Gavi by [La Chiara](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/la-chiara.md), Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/la-chiara-etichetta-nera).

- **Producer:** La Chiara
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Gavi DOCG del Comune di Gavi
- **Grape:** Cortese
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training, 4000 vines per hectare, vineyard age 45 years.
- **Vinification:** A cold maceration of about 48 hours precedes fermentation. This takes place at 14 to 15C in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks; the wine then matures for about 10 months, still in steel tanks, staying on its fermentation lees throughout aging with weekly batonnage.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

One of the estate's flagship products, with a very broad, elegant bouquet and a dry, lively, full-bodied, persistent and savory palate.

## Tasting notes

Straw yellow color with green highlights, bright and intense. The bouquet is very broad and elegant, with pleasant floral and balsamic notes, pronounced fresh fruit and typical minerality. The palate is dry and lively, warm and full-bodied, persistent and savory, revealing an undertone of flint and fresh hay.

## Food pairings

Pairs with mollusks and shellfish, sauced or roasted fish, flavorful first courses and white meats.