This fantastic estate from Gavi in North West Italy has delivered an exceptionally fine wine - in our tasting notes we have written "utterly awesome"! Buy here!

The Gavi di Gavi DOCG is situated in the southern part of Piedmont, in the north-western part of Italy. The name is derived from the town of Gavi, which is at the centre of the production zone, and the indigenous white grape variety from which it is made. The Cortese grape from which Gavi is made is quite high in acidity but the steely structure of this wine balances the crisp acidity. The DOCG area is quite a small area of land around the town of Gavi with limestone dominant soils, the grapes are selected manually and the wine spends more time on its yeast; all this means that the wine is more structured, has more body and displays more minerality than "standard" Gavi DOC.

Very pale in colour, this Gavi di Gavi is really citrusy on the nose - lemons and limes - with a hint of quince.  On the palate the citrus theme is accompanied by a touch of pineapple.  This medium-bodied wine has a lime finish which is very long and dry. This is a really lovely example of a Gavi di Gavi, elegant in structure, and very versatile in terms of foods with which to serve it. How about trying it with some seafood? As they say in Italy, Bellissimo!