# Etichetta Gialla (La Mesma)

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

- **Producer:** La Mesma
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Gavi DOCG del Comune di Gavi
- **Grape:** Cortese
- **Production area:** Slopes of Mount Mesma
- **Soil:** Calcareous soils (Marne Serravalliane), poor and draining
- **Harvest:** Second half of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training; yield capped at max 95 q.li/ha
- **Vinification:** Grapes harvested by hand in the second half of September. Soft pressing of the whole cluster. Vinification in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature between 16 and 18 degrees. Resting on the noble lees for at least 5 months.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

This was the estate's very first label and still carries its idea of Gavi. Grapes come from the calcareous, poor and draining Marne Serravalliane soils on the slopes of Mount Mesma.

## Tasting notes

Etichetta Gialla is a symphony of flowers and fruits on a mineral background that flows into a sip of rare elegance.