Gavi di Gavi

Varietals:	100% Cortese di Gavi
Age of Vines:	30-50 Years Old
Vineyard:	2 Hectares Hillside vineyards Altitude: 300m (984ft)
Appellation:	Piemonte
Sub-Appellation:	Gavi di Tassarolo
Wood:	No Wood
Aging:	10 months in the Bottle

WINEMAKER NOTES: The grapes are transferred to the cellar immediately and undergo soft pressing to extract the very best from the fruit. Fermentation takes place slowly at a controlled temperature (18-20°C, to maintain the typically rich aromas of the Cortese di Gavi varietal) and lasts for up to 20 days. The different compositions of the soil compared to the Gavi 'Fornaci', the age of the vines, types of clones, planting density and microclimate make this wine very different from the previous one. Comparative tasting clearly demonstrates how much terroir and vineyard work affects the wine. Amazing quality for a Gavi, with pineapple, pear, floral aromas and hints of vanilla. Full-bodied, with masses of fruit and a medium finish. Delicious.

The soil has plenty of argillaceous marl (substances composed of clay minerals and limestone) with a high mineral content and a good component of limestone which gives body and aromas.

ACCOLADES
Release: March 2007

Cortese di Gavi: Cortese di Gavi, or simply Gavi, is an Italian white wine produced in a restricted area of the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, close to the Ligurian border. The name derives from Gavi, the town at the centre of its production zone, and Cortese, the local variety of grape from which it is exclusively made and whose existence is reported from the 1700s. The first fairly detailed account of the Cortese variety is provided by the ampelography of Piedmontese grapes compiled by Count Nuvolone, deputy director of the Agrarian Society of Turin, in 1798. The Count wrote that the Cortese variety "has rather elongated clusters and somewhat large grapes. When they are ripe, they become yellow and are good to eat. They make good wine and in substantial quantity. And it keeps well.''

The wine was awarded DOC status in 1974 and was made DOCG in 1998.

The DOCG regulations restrict the production of Cortese di Gavi to the area formed by the following communes: Bosio, Capriata d'Orba, Carrosio, Francavilla Bisio, Gavi, Novi Ligure, Parodi Ligure, Pasturana, San Cristoforo, Serravalle Scrivia, Tassarolo.

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