Dorato Gavi di Gavi

Producer:
Vinchio Vaglio Serra
Region:
Piemonte
Grape:
Cortese (100%)
Classification:
DOCG
Vintage:
2018
Capacity:
0.75 l

Dry white wine from the indigenous Piedmontese grape Cortese. It comes from a special selection of grapes from vineyards located in the Gavi area, located in the south-western Piedmont, near Alessandria. It is considered the best quality wine obtained from popular throughout the region Cortese.

Details

Color: straw yellow .

Smell: delicate, fruity-floral.
Taste:, dry, fresh, harmonious.
Food matching: perfect as an aperitif, with cold appetizers, dishes based on fish and seafood.
Serving temperature: 10º/12ºC

Alcohol content: 12.5%.

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