White
Altius
By La Ghibellina, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
Il Vino Bello rating: 4.5 / 5
A more structured Gavi DOCG from 100% Cortese, matured longer on the lees and in bottle than the estate's other still Gavi; average production is about 6,000 bottles a year.
Tasting notes
An intense and complex Gavi with a distinctive personality: aromas of yellow flowers, ripe fruit, citrus and hazelnut, with good structure, softness, lively acidity, freshness and sapidity.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Gavi DOCG
- Grape
- Cortese 100%
- Production area
- Comune di Gavi
- Soil
- Sedimentary, clay soil
- Exposure
- South, south-east
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training, high density; about 0.9 hectares under vine
- Vinification
- Fermented in stainless steel at controlled temperature. Matured in steel on fine lees for 8 months, then aged in bottle for 12 months.
- Serving temperature
- 12°C
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