Features
Name:
Gavi "Rovereto" DOCG 2021
Terrain:
Dark red clayey marls with presence of stones
Winery
Since 1956, Michele Chiarlo has been making wine from the essence of Piedmont, loving and enhancing the world's most incredible wine territory. Cultivating 110 hectares of vineyards between Langhe, Monferrato and Gavi, the best cru in full respect of strict ecological criteria, terroir and their expressions. If tradition is an established innovation, Michele Chiarlo can be fully considered a "traditional" reality. They have always aimed at enhancing the great terroirs of Langhe and Monferrato, using only indigenous grape varieties, Nebbiolo, Barbera, Cortese and Moscato grown exclusively in the hills, which are the authentic expression and symbol of their territory and the millennial wine culture of these places. Michele Chiarlo has chosen an integral sustainable approach, an attention to the environment and the production context that reverberates in every choice of the winery in order to protect a landscape that is the very basis of the quality of its wines
Description
Gavi Rovereto is made from pure Cortese grapes from vineyards in the Gavi municipality of the same name. Rovereto is one of the very few historic Gavi Cru and "its place name perhaps refers to the ancient presence of oak forests, whose leaves have an unmistakable shape and the clay soil is rich in iron. A wine that is appreciated from the first sip for its savoriness and freshness.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Intense straw yellow color with slight greenish highlights
Aroma intense, elegant lingering with notes of white flowers, golden apple chives and mineral notes
Taste di good structure, fragrance and final length pleasantly savory and rounded
Storage time:
2-5 years old
Vinification
A portion of the grapes are subjected to cold maceration for A perfect expression of the distinctive aromas. Soft pressing and fermentation at A temperature between 16 and 18 °C
Acknowledgements
2021 Wine Enthusiast 90/100
2021 Robert Parker 90/100
