2013 Gavi DOCG Piedmont, Italy

GRAPE VARIETAL 100% Cortese Cortese has a long history in Italian viticulture with written documentation naming the grape among the plantings in a Piedmontese vineyard as early as 1659. Cortese is most widely associated with the DOCG wine Cortese di Gavi produced in the Gavi region of Alessandria.

Piedmont, Italy APPELLATION Gavi DOCG Gavi is a commune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the SW of the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km southeast of Alessandria. It is the center, the hub of the production area of Gavi DOCG which includes 11 municipalities: Bosio, Capriata d’Orba, Carrosio, Francavilla Bisio, Gavi, Novi Ligure, Parodi Ligure, Pasturana, San Cristoforo, Serravalle Scrivia and Tassarolo. The wine was awarded DOC status in 1974 and was made DOCG in 1998.

VINIFICATION The grape’s medium The Gavi grapes are destemmed, followed by a soft pressing. body and delicate Alcoholic fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature flavors has made it a of maximum 66ºF for 10-15 days. The wine is then racked favorite for the restau- and stored in stainless steel tanks for a period of about 10 days, rants in nearby Genoa after which it is separated from its fine lees. The wine goes as a wine pairing with through a cold stabilization and soft filtering before bottling. the local seafood caught off the Ligurian TASTING NOTES coast as well as other Cortese wines tend to be medium bodied with notes of limes lighter fare. and white plum with floral and mineral tones.

upc # 0 89832 90125 9 Alcohol 12.0 % Total Acidity 5.5 g/l Residual Sugar 3.1 g/l

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