100% Cortese

Notes of snappy green apples, citrus, and a nutty finish. Tee this one up the next time you have fish & chips.

Lower ABV From the Picollo family's home village of Rovereto in the heart of the Gavi di Gavi DOCG, this is pretty much the essence of the region’s native white grape, Cortese. Think of this a cool, green, steely Gavi, with bold aromas and flavors of crunchy honeydew melon, Key lime, and crisp, ripe, Granny Smith apple picked right at the height of ripeness.

The mouthfeel is similar to a great dry Riesling, vivid and zesty with the feel of cold steel and bite of crushed wet slate. The flavors really race across your palate, flowing with a super silky feel and sheen. A touch of lime blossom on the nose repeats on the finish as waves of green apple, tart peach, and fresh lime flavors linger beautifully. A touch more body than the regular Gavi, but still light (just 13.0% alcohol) and equally intense in its flavor and finish. I suppose this will improve over the next few years, but I cannot imagine being able to wait. Remarkably good and pretty brilliant value.

What is the difference between Gavi and Gavi di Gavi?
One area of confusion has been how the wine is titled; Gavi, Cortese di Gavi, Gavi di Gavi to name but a few. The only difference in naming is that a Gavi di Gavi wine indicates that grapes are from vineyards within the township of Gavi itself, whereas other labels can use grapes from the surrounding communes.