Description
Much like in Gavi, cortese has a long history in the Colli Tortonesi. Roberto’s cortese is grown organically at high elevations in the silty, fossil-rich soils of Avolasca. This wine is pressed and fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel. The wine is then aged in stainless tank on the lees with light battonage. After 6 months the wine is bottled with very little sulfur.
- Country: Italy
- Region: Piedmont
- Size: 750ml
- Color: White
- Alcohol by Vol: 13.0%
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.
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