Coppo Gavi la Rocca DOCG 2024 750ml

Fresh pine forest and sea-salted air weave through delicate floral notes in an unmistakably classic profile. The crisp palate delivers green apple skin and freshly grated lemon zest, leading to a mineral-driven finish that echoes with crushed stone purity. (Best Buy)

• Country: Italy
• Region: Piedmont
• Appellation: Gavi
• Size: 750ml
• Color: White

Varietal

Cortese

The Cortese white wine grape varietal has been grown in and around south Piedmont, Italy, for at least five hundred years. Its delicate nature and moderate acidity have made it a favorite with people around the world, and it is most commonly served alongside the excellent seafood and shellfish dishes of the part of Italy it is traditionally grown in. Cortese grapes are easily identifiable by their lime and greengage flavors, and their generally delicate and medium bodied character. Cortese wines are also notable for their freshness and crispness, again, making them an ideal match for seafood. Whilst colder years often produce harsher, more acidic Cortese wines, practices such as allowing malolactic fermentation can solve any such problems and still produce delicious white wines made from this varietal.