White
Massimiliano
By Marchese Luca Spinola, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's flagship Gavi, 100% Cortese from the municipality of Gavi, fermented in barrique. Organic, 14.5% alcohol, made in batches of 3,000 bottles.
Tasting notes
Clear and bright, intense straw-yellow with greenish highlights. Intriguingly persuasive, complex bouquet with fresh exotic fruit notes blended with a delicate hint of wood. Smooth, expansive, warm flavour.
Pairs well with
A versatile wine for important dishes from international cuisine, including meat dishes.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG
- Grape
- Cortese 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Massimiliano
- Production area
- Municipality of Gavi
- Exposure
- South
- Vinification
- After a brief settling, the must is inoculated with selected yeasts from the estate's own grapes and fermented at low temperature, then fermented in barrique barrels. The slow conversion of sugars into alcohol gives a wine of considerable complexity.
- Serving temperature
- Served cool, but not cold
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