Wine Villa Sparina Gavi DOCG 2009, 375 ml
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Villa Sparina
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Cortese: 100%
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Tasting Notes
Pale straw-colored wine.
Rounded mineral wine with creamy structure, mild spicy flavor and long aftertaste.
The wine has a rich floral scent with hints of asparagus and strawberries.
The wine goes well with fish and white meat.
Interesting Facts
Wine Villa Sparina Gavi was first released in 1974. It is named in honor of Gavii, princess with golden hair, which, according to legend, had married against the wishes of his father and disappeared with her fiance in Piedmont. Love Gavii eventually won paternal strictness, and he gave her during the reign of Piedmont land. Soil vineyards where grapes are grown Cortese for this wine, made up of clay and marl, and the average age of the vines is 25 years. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel at a controlled temperature for three weeks. After spending a partial malolactic fermentation.
Villa Sparina Gavi - the perfect summer wine with a perfect balance of acidity and fruity taste.
The owner of Villa Stefano Sparina Mokkagato developed for its wine bottles amazing forms. Such a step was inspired by paintings of Giorgio Morandi, favorite artist winemaker. Monterotondo - is a small village in the community of Gavi, winemaking here dates back to the 17th century: when the village was surrounded by vineyards, where there was a wine cellar, as well as the house, which belonged to a noble family from Genoa. This family does not abandon those winemakers who worked nearby. Today, this tradition continues - the village is visited by tourists and admirers of ancient traditions of Italian winemaking.
Vineyards Sparina Villa located in the area, covering about 400 hectares, 60 hectares of which are surrounded by forest and windswept with the Ligurian Sea. Prestige Villa Sparina confirmed by the fact that the wines of the region Monterotondo are among the most noble white wines made through careful selection of grapes.