GAVI DOCG La Rocca

Coppo has managed the Tenuta La Rocca in Monterotondo in the town of Gavi since the mid-1980s. Gavi, a classic, white Piedmontese wine, is made entirely from the Cortese grape, one of the region’s oldest native varieties. Its name derives from the wine’s original consumer – the nobles of court, or “corte”. Gavi La Rocca comes from marly-calcareous soils that lend it an unexpected mineral complexity.

Appellation:
Gavi d.o.c.g.

Grape variety:
Cortese

Production area:
Monterotondo di Gavi

Exposure:
south – south east – south west

Soil composition:
calcareous marl

Vineyard altitude:
1050 ft a.s.l.

Training system:
Guyot

Harvest:
selection in vineyards of the healthiest, ripest grapes hand collected in 20 kg picking baskets

Vinification system:
soft pressing and fermentation in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature

Color:
bright straw yellow

Nose:
ripe fruity hints of white peach, it closes with a nice citric suggestion of orange skin. Mineral notes

Taste:
opens with an enveloping sensation balanced by a good acidity. Persistent and saline

Pairings:
pine nut and swordfish pasta, shellfish and mollusk, puntarelle alla romana

Serving temperature:
12° C.

Sizes:
0,750 l.