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Gavi DOCG wine — Tenimenti Ca' Bianca winery — Dionysus

Gavi DOCG

by Tenimenti Ca' Bianca · Piedmont, Italy

AppellationGavi/Cortese di GaviDOCG
TypeWhite
GrapesCortese
Alcohol12.0%
SweetnessOff-dry
ColourWhite
Colour depthPale
BodyMedium-bodied
Serve at10–12 °C
Bottled in0.75 l
Tenimenti Ca' BiancaPiedmont, Italy

About this wine

Vineyard and terroir

The Cortese grows in a vineyard between Gavi and Novi Ligure, at an altitude of 350 metres.

Vinification

Fermentation takes place in stainless-steel tanks.

Ageing

Twenty per cent of the young wine matures for four months in new French oak barriques, while the remaining 80% stays in stainless-steel tanks.

Label / history

Tenimenti Ca'Bianca is based in the commune of Alice Bel Colle in Piedmont. Founded in the early 1950s, the winery has an estate of around 39 hectares in the hills of Alto Monferrato.