Fontanafredda
Gavi Comune di Gavi Cortem 2024
| Denomination | Gavi DOCG |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.0% by volume |
| Area | Piedmont (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Cortese |
| Aging | In steel for about 2-3 months, during which the wine remains in contact with the fine lees of the yeasts. After a cold stabilisation process in spring, the wine is finally bottled. |
| Year | 2024 |
| Biologic | Sì |
| Product name | Gavi Comune di Gavi Cortem 2024 |
| Color | Straw-yellow colour with greenish reflections. |
| Perfume | The nose is broad, with an intense bouquet reminiscent of acacia flowers, lemon, lily of the valley and unripe apple. |
| Taste | This is a white wine with good personality. The taste is pleasantly dry, full and savoury. |
| Pairings | Ideal with seafood entrees, from light starters of crudités and sashimi to fried squid. Also ideal with pasta dishes, from seafood risotto to linguine with Genovese pesto or warm vegetable soups. Ideal companion to baked or grilled fish main courses or light lemon-based white meats. Goes well with grilled or battered vegetables and mild cheeses. |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Country | Italy |
Description
The name 'Cortem', from the Provençal Cortes, is a tribute to the culture of courts, to gentility, elegance, but also to authority. Cortese both in its style and in its grape, it carries with it the long historical tradition of this native Piedmontese vine.
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Serve at:
10 - 12 °C.
Longevity:
03 - 05 years
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- Start up year: 1878
- Oenologist: Giorgio Lavagna
- Bottles produced: 7.000.000
- Hectares: 120
Like all beautiful things, Fontanafredda originates from a love story between the first King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II, and Rosa Vercellana.
Producers of Barolo and sumptuous wines of the Langhe, it was the scene of many firsts: they were the first Barolo to go overseas, the first to produce the first Classic Method in 1959, which was to be the forerunner of Alta Langa.
The founding principle of the winery is the concept of community.
Since 2018, Fontanafredda has been cultivating 120 organically certified hectares that are the setting for Italy's first Storytelling Village ('Villaggio Narrante'), which is still home to 12 families of workers who make the village an authentic village, alive and productive.
Fontanafredda is also hospitality, a meeting place where everyone is welcome thanks to its 4-star hospitality.
Today, the company preserves intact the testimonies of its noble past - the hunting lodge, the village, the extensive cellars, the vineyards - but continues to renew itself and experiment, perfecting what nature and history have handed down. For this reason, in the Langhe, where vines and wine bind generations to each other and shape the landscape, Fontanafredda is an essential reference point. The expression of a wine culture that comes from the earth, from the vineyard, and is refined through the work and creativity of people.
In 2021, the Alta Langa DOCG Contessa Rosa Rosé 2014 was named 'Best Sparkling Wine in the World' according to Tastingbook 2021.
In 2022 the BAROLO SERRALUNGA 2018 entered the TOP100 of WINE SPECTATOR in 78th place. Read more
| Name | Fontanafredda Gavi Comune di Gavi Cortem 2024 |
|---|---|
| Type | White organic still |
| Denomination | Gavi DOCG |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Cortese |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Fontanafredda |
| Origin | Locality La Lomellina |
| Climate | Altitude: 200-300 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South-East, South-West. |
| Soil composition | The soil is sandy, rich in arenaceous marl. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 4000 - 5000 |
| Harvest | Mid-September. The hand-picked grapes are placed in small crates and placed whole directly into the press, so that the skin is best preserved. |
| Fermentation temperature | 18-20 °C |
| Wine making | We begin with the soft pressing of the grapes, immediately separating the must from the skins. Fermentation is carried out at a low temperature (18-20 °C) in stainless steel tanks, after refrigeration and static decantation of the must. |
| Aging | In steel for about 2-3 months, during which the wine remains in contact with the fine lees of the yeasts. After a cold stabilisation process in spring, the wine is finally bottled. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |