Winery Tenuta Carretta Ricella Alta 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 Ricella Alta Gavi from the Winery Tenuta Carretta
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In the mouth the Ricella Alta Gavi of Winery Tenuta Carretta in the region of Piémont is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Ricella Alta Gavi of Winery Tenuta Carretta in the region of Piémont often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Ricella Alta Gavi
Pairings that work perfectly with Ricella Alta Gavi
Original food and wine pairings with Ricella Alta Gavi
The Ricella Alta Gavi of Winery Tenuta Carretta matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of goat cheese and spinach lasagne, chinese fondue or caricoles as in brussels (translation: sea snails or whelks).
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 Ricella Alta Gavi from Winery Tenuta Carretta are 2018, 2016, 2017
Informations about the Winery Tenuta Carretta
The Winery Tenuta Carretta is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 34 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 Piémont
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 France/provence">Provence, France.
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The word of the wine: Slim
A thin wine, lacking flesh and body.
