About this wine
Vineyard and terroir
Gavarini Chiniera has a south-facing exposure. Elevation is given as 320–360 metres in the technical sheet and 350–400 metres on the wine page. The moderately loose-packed, limestone-based soil tends toward sand. The vines are Guyot trained at a density of 4,500 plants per hectare, with an average productive-vine age of 50 years.
Grapes
Nebbiolo.
Vinification
The grapes are harvested manually.
Label / history
The first vintage was 1978.
