La Doria Gavi

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Wine Description

Cascina La Doria is located in the San Cristoforo municipality, two miles west of Gavi. Owned by the Martini family, Cascina La Doria is comprised of 25 estate owned hectares: 21 hectares of Cortese, 3 hectares of Merlot, and 1 hectare of Pinot Noir. 

Cortese di Gavi Vineyards
Cortese di Gavi Vineyards
Cortese Grape
Cortese Grape
The Martini Family
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Acclaim
“Sliced apples, pears and peaches with some lemons and cream. Full-bodied with lots of lemon and honey flavor with some lemon grass and lemon curd, too. Just a hint of minerality coming through.”
— James Suckling, Jul 2020
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Gavi DOCG
Vineyard size
52 acres
Soil composition
Marnclay
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
590 feet
Exposure:
Southern
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
1990
Bottles produced of this wine:
160,000
Average Vine Age:
20 years
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Cortese
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
15 days
Fermentation temperature:
55 °F
Malolactic fermentation:
No
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of aging before bottling:
3 months
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Analytical Data
Acidity:
6.1 g/L
Alcohol:
13 %
Dry extract:
20.5 g/L
Residual sugar:
3 g/L