2011 Gavi di Gavi, Ascheri
(6x75cl)
| Product Code: | 55026111 |
| Description: | 2011 Gavi di Gavi, Ascheri |
| Case Size: | 6x75cl |
| Producer: | Cantine Giacomo Ascheri |
| Region: | Piemonte |
| Country: | Italy |
| Alc. By Vol.: | 13 |
Grape Varieties
| 100% | Cortese |
Food Matching Note:
This wine makes an excellent aperitif but also pairs well with shellfish hors d’oeuvres, fish and clear soups.
Tasting Note:
This wine has a delicate pale straw colour with highlights of green. The fragrant fresh nose displays notes of a floral, green fruit character with a minerally undertone. The palate mirrors the nose with its fresh and delicate approach, dry and balanced this wine has a good length.
Vinification Note:
The cortese grapes for this iconic wine are picked mid September. Cold fermentation (at 16°) lasts for 6 days before the wine is aged in steel for four months, bottled and aged for a further two months in bottle.