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2009 GAVI DOCG DI GAVI ROVERETO-VignaVecchia
RELEASE DATE November 2010
VINEYARD Oldest hillside vineyards in the Gavi region
HARVEST INFORMATION September 10 – September 22
2 kg per plant and 66 quintals per hectare
TECHNICAL DATA Alcohol 14% vol Total acidity 5,2 g/l
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THE VINTAGE 2009
Grape quality in the vineyards always requires willing partner in the weather conditions. For the 2009 growing season, winter and summer were the heavyweights, without any "seasons in between," as one hears now so often around here. Winter will be remembered for its heavy snowfalls, with people marveling at up to two metres' worth, and summer brought back the memories of that 2003 that was so torrid. We had a lot of running to do from vineyard to vineyard, since first the snow and then the rain and mud slowed down and even stopped the vineyard work. In the spring, the shoots almost exploding into life, quite healthy and on time, but it needed enormous hand-work to give them the painstaking attention they needed. As harvest approached, we noticed the lower than usual number of clusters per vine, and we started fruit sampling on August 27, about the same period as in past years. What that immediately showed was the predominant characteristic for this year: powerful alcohol. We began picking on September 10, 14 days earlier than 2008 but on the same day as in 2007, and we found the grapes healthy and with good levels of sugar.
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05 Feb 2012
Castellari Bergaglio
P.iva 02214840064
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docg di Gavi 2009
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ABOUT THE VINEYARD
When work is carried out and the desire to enhance the value and make the best of our available resources and experience, the choices which arise from decisions made do not always have a financial objective: quite the opposite, in fact. Often the objective is not the profitability of the work, but the satisfaction and pleasure of doing something special and unique. This is exactly the case of this wine: hence the decision to keep alive, despite high production costs and low yield, a vineyard over eighty years old, an outstanding traditional and genetic heritage. The area where the winery is situated is called "Rovereto", and is surrounded by vineyards and the oak woods (which were once even larger) from which it takes its name. As well as the advanced age of the vineyards (and therefore the presence of pre-phylloxera colonies), the particolar soil composition, the exposure of the vineyards and the special microclimate created by the woodlands, give Rovereto Gavi Docg di Gavi "Vignavecchia" its very special organoleptic characteristics.
WINEMAKING
The grapes are left to macerate for several hours at a low temperature, followed by light pressing. Fermentation always takes place slowly at a controlled temperature (18-20°C, to maintain the typically rich aromas of the Cortese di Gavi varietal) and lasts for up to 20 days. The wine is bottled in spring and let ageing 12 months in bottles before consumption.
TASTING NOTES
The wine is already very pleasant as soon as is sold but it is at its most enjoyable next years. If it is properly stored it will maintain its characteristics for several years.
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