Originally discovered in the 1950’s by the Italian Riviera, Gavi, made from local grape Cortese is Piemonte’s most famous white wine. A delicious, rounded, citrusy nose is balanced by a charmingly full flavour on the lengthy palate and a hint of herbs.
Country: Italy
Region: Piemonte
Grape: Cortese di Gavi
Style: White
Alcohol: 12.5 %
Bottle size: 75cl
Originally discovered in the 1950’s by the Italian Riviera, Gavi, made from local grape Cortese is Piemonte’s most famous white wine. A delicious, rounded, citrusy nose is balanced by a charmingly full flavour on the lengthy palate and a hint of herbs.
Country: Italy
Region: Piemonte
Grape: Cortese di Gavi
Style: White
Alcohol: 12.5 %
Bottle size: 75cl
Gavi is a town in Piemonte between Genova and Alessandria and is the centre of the region’s most famous white wine, which is named after the town. It is made from the indigenous grape Cortese, which is almost entirely grown in Piemonte. The wine became famous in the 1950’s and 60’s as the fashionable wine to be drunk on the Italian Riviera..
