Marco Bonfante Gavi di Gavi 2018

Description

Marco Bonfante Gavi di Gavi 2018

Marco Bonfante Gavi di Gavi 2018 It has a fine bouquet, it is pleasantly fresh, with scents of citrus fruits, white flowers and fruit. On the palate it is delicate, dry, with a very good balance between acidity and minerality. It has a very good structure and a good persistence with a fine bitter almond aftertaste

Gavi D.o.c.g. del Comune di Gavi
At the extreme limits of the region Piemonte, famous land for its great red wines, grows one of the best Italian white wine: Gavi. Thank to the success earned in the past decades it was given the highest rank on the qualitative pyramid for the Italian legislation: the appellation DOCG.
The elegance and class, in the nose and on the palate, are the distinctive features of this wine.
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Cortese
VINEYARD: The soil is made of thick and solid sandstones, named Serravalle sandstones. The ground has a very light colour. The altitude (300 mt. asl), woods and sea breezes contribute to create a microclimate with strong temperature ranges, which favour the development and the fineness of the aromas.
Training system: Guyot
Vineyard density: 5000 plants per hectare
Harvest: Second half of September
Yield per hectare: 65 hl/Ha
WINEMAKING: Grapes are destalked and soft-pressed at controlled temperature (18°) in steel tanks with selected yeasts

Food pairing: Perfect as aperitif, it matches very good with fresh starters. Highly recommended with fish specialities, like spaghetti with sea food, sea-bass and sea bream in salt crust.