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750ml
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$33.94
$35.99
This has aromas of sliced apples, fresh pears, lemons and melon. Creamy and fresh with a light to medium body and...
750ml
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$16.32
$18.13
Tenuous straw-yellow color with greenish reflections. An intense and fine odor with persistent fruity and flowery...
750ml - Case of 12
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$45.96
Minaia is named aer an excellent area known to be the outstanding ‘cru’ of Gavi. The wine is a golden color with...
750ml
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$14.94
$16.78
This wine is obtained by smoothly pressing the Cortese grapes grown in the villages of Gavi and Novi Ligure. Gavi is...
750ml - Case of 12
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$17.58
100% Cortese. The perfect white to stock your fridge with when friends and family come over. Beautiful apricot and...
750ml
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$12.94
$13.65
12 bottles:
$11.73
100% Cortese. The grapes used in this classic example of Gavi grew in the shadow of “Il Forte,” the iconic...
750ml
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$13.94
$14.73
Made from 100% Cortese grapes, this delicious white is both soft and crisp. With a pleasant stony minerality, this...
375ml
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$12.94
$13.87
12 bottles:
$12.68
A tangy and fresh Gavi full of sliced apples, lemon zest and stones. Medium-bodied and textured on the palate with...
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La Scolca Gavi Dei Gavi (Black Label) 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$41.62
Aromas and flavors of cedro with light floral and herbal touches. Fresh, tasty palate with a clean, persistent...
Cortese
Cortese vines have been grown continuously in the Piedmont region of Italy for several hundred years, and plenty of written evidence exists from the 17th century celebrating its finer qualities. Indeed, Cortese is the white Italian grape which is responsible for bringing most of the modern world’s attention to the white wines of the country from which it originates, thanks to its role in the beautifully crisp and citrus infused wines of Gavi. The wine is adored by Italian vintners for its ability to maintain a freshness and intense acidity, even when grown in particularly hot vintage years. At its best, it bursts with bright apple and peach flavors, and exudes fascinating herbal and grassy aromas which express the verdant hillsides on which it is grown.
Although the Cortese vine used to be popular with wineries due to the fact that it is a high-yielding, productive species, modern winemakers have to go to great lengths to ensure that yields are low, as it can easily lose a lot of its more interesting features during the ripening season. It is also susceptible to rot, due to the fact that it is a thin skinned grape. While Gavi is certainly the most famous example of Cortese wine, it is also produced extremely successfully in other regions, including Cortese dell’Alto Monferrato, and in certain Australian regions.