# Gavi di Gavi (Marco Bonfante)

> White, Gavi DOCG del Comune di Gavi by [Marco Bonfante](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/marco-bonfante.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/marco-bonfante-gavi-di-gavi).

- **Producer:** Marco Bonfante
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Gavi DOCG del Comune di Gavi
- **Grape:** Cortese 100%
- **Soil:** Thick, solid Serravalle sandstones, very light in colour
- **Harvest:** Second half of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 5,000 plants per hectare, 65 hl/ha, altitude 300 m
- **Vinification:** Destalked and soft-pressed; fermented at a controlled 18 C in steel tanks with selected yeasts.
- **Serving temperature:** 8-10 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Gavi of the Comune di Gavi from Cortese on sandstone soils, made in steel.

## Tasting notes

Clear straw yellow. Fine, fresh bouquet of citrus, white flowers and fruit. Delicate and dry with good balance of acidity and minerality, good structure and persistence, and a fine bitter almond aftertaste.

## Food pairings

Aperitif and fresh starters; seafood spaghetti, sea bass and sea bream in salt crust.