La Raia Gavi DOCG 2020

La Raia Gavi is straw yellow with slight greenish hints and aromas of ripe apple, peach pit, lemon curd and wet stone. The palate offers a particularly fine mineral feeling, with notes of fruit and white flowers. It’s medium-bodied with crisp acidity and a smooth, flavorful, stony and slight almondish finish.

Made from 100% Demeter-certified biodynamically grown Cortese grapes, which benefit from the typical microclimate of the area. The vineyard soil at La Raia is calcareous and clayish, it extends at approxima-tely 400 metres above sea level with a south-east-west exposure. A crown of vineyards distributed around the cellar, with an average density of 4500 vines per hectare. According to the farm’s core philosophy that complies with the biodynamic principles, the vines are farmed without any use of chemicals.

The grapes are hand-picked around mid-September and, after a careful selection, destemmed. After delicate pressing and natural decantation, must is put in stainless steel tanks to avoid microbiological alteration which could compromise the wine quality. The alcoholic fermentation lasts 15-20 days at the controlled temperature of 18°C. The wine is left on native yeasts for about 3-4 months, then cold-stabilized before bottling.