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
First Vintage Produced:
1986
Production area:
Monterotondo di Gavi
Exposure:
south – south east
Soil composition:
calcareous marl
Vineyard altitude:
320 m a.s.l.
Training system:
Guyot
Vineyard density:
4,000 plants per hectare
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:
pale straw colored yellow
Nose:
fresh and fruity with evident mineral notes
Taste:
savory with the right trace of citrin
Pairings:
as aperitif, oysters and seafood, braised rabbit with black olives and pine nuts “Ligurian style”, bagna cauda (a traditional sauce from Piedmont, made with olive oil, anchovies and garlic, served with a variety of fresh vegetables)
Serving temperature:
12° C.
Sizes:
0,750 l.