White
Proposta
By Paolo Berta, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
A dry Cortese from 20-year-old vines at 250 m, made in steel.
Tasting notes
Pale straw yellow tending to green. Delicate, persistent floral and fruity notes; dry, harmonious, pleasantly savory.
Pairs well with
Raw fish, shellfish, seafood, vegetable soups, white meat and appetizers; also an aperitif
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato DOC
- Grape
- Cortese 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Valbeccara
- Production area
- Nizza Monferrato (AT)
- Soil
- Marl, sands and sandstone
- Exposure
- West, Valbeccara vineyard
- Harvest
- Hand harvest in September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot; vines 20 years old; about 4,000 vines per hectare; 250 m
- Vinification
- Gently pressed, fermented at a controlled 20 °C, then 5 months in steel.
- Serving temperature
- 8 to 12 °C
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