Gavi di Gavi, Nicola Bergaglio Vigneto Ciapon DOCG, Bergaglio 2009
Price £17.85
Stock Level: 1
| Grape: | Cortese |
| Strength: | 13% |
| Style: | Dry |
| Size: | 750ml |
| Cellar Notes: | This is a single vineyard Gavi from Bergaglio and 2005 is the first vintage for this wine.
The grapes have been harvested surmatured. After a light pressing and fermentation in stainless steel vat, the must is transferred into barriques (new oak) where it will complete its alcoholic and malolactic fermentation. The wine can remain in barriques for up to the end of May of the year after it was racked. It is lightly clarified (not filtered) and then bottled |
| Appearance: | Pale gold in colour. |
| Aromas: | Light, fresh, mineral and citrus bouquet. |
| Palate: | This wine is a powerful, but dry and elegant wine with a complex and pleasant taste. Crisp and dry, with a hint of ripe pears and a complex array of red and green apples, the finish is mouth wateringly refreshing and lengthy. |
| Serving Notes: | A wonderful dry white wine that goes remarkably well with delicately steamed seabass or other such fish or even with a selection of freshly caught seafood. |
Vineyard: Nicola Bergaglio
Gavi is one of the most fashionable white wine regions in Italy, and the Cortese grape rules. The DOCG of Gavi del commune di Gavi lies on chalky soil and provides the perfect terroir for this grape, producing minerally citrus wines with elegance and finesse. Bergaglio’ s ‘La Minaia’ vineyards lie within this commune and it is important not to confuse the wines with the generally inferior basic Gavi. The wine is fermented in stainless steel and left to rest in bottle before being released ready to drink.
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