Winery FontanassaVie di San Rocco Gavi
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Vie di San Rocco Gavi from the Winery Fontanassa
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vie di San Rocco Gavi of Winery Fontanassa in the region of Piedmont is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Vie di San Rocco Gavi
Pairings that work perfectly with Vie di San Rocco Gavi
Original food and wine pairings with Vie di San Rocco Gavi
The Vie di San Rocco Gavi of Winery Fontanassa matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of meat and goat pie, shrimp in coconut milk or tapenade with green olives.
Discover the grape variety: Cortese
A very old variety, cultivated for a very long time in Piedmont in northwestern Italy, it can also be found in other Italian wine regions. It is known in Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, the United States, etc. It is virtually unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vie di San Rocco Gavi from Winery Fontanassa are 0, 2013
Informations about the Winery Fontanassa
The Winery Fontanassa is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Gavi to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Gavi
The wine region of Gavi is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Scolca or the Domaine La Scolca produce mainly wines white, sparkling and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gavi are Cortese, Ribolla gialla and Gaglioppo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gavi often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, leather or meyer lemon and sometimes also flavors of slate, black fruit or orange zest.
The wine region of Piedmont
Piedmont (Piemonte) holds an unrivalled place among the world's finest wine regions. Located in northwestern Italy, it is home to more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, including such well-known and respected names as Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera d'Asti. Though famous for its Austere, Tannic, Floral">floral reds made from Nebbiolo, Piedmont's biggest success story in the past decade has been Moscato d'Asti, a Sweet, Sparkling white wine. Piedmont Lies, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle its northern and western sides and form its naturally formidable border with Provence, France.
The word of the wine: Aging
Period during which a wine is kept in a cellar where it goes through different phases of evolution of its aromatic range and a maturation of its constituents (evolution of the colour, refining of the tannins, harmonization of the different flavours, etc.). The wine evolves better and less quickly in large containers, whereas it deteriorates prematurely in half-bottles.
