Balbi S Cl Gavi Docg
★★★★ 4.0 (1 review)Pour it cold and it pings. This is the Italian white that tastes like a squeeze of lemon over green apple, dry as can be, with a clean mineral snap that makes your mouth water for the next sip. It is the bottle you crack while the prawns hit the grill, or when you just want something sharp and grown-up that does not weigh you down. Quietly classy, easy to love, and we can have it at your door fast.
On the nose it is delicate and fresh: lemon zest, green apple, a little white-flower lift, maybe a whisper of peach. Then it lands light and bone-dry on the palate, zippy with acidity, that flinty, almost wet-stone minerality the Gavi hills are famous for, and a faint toasty almond note right at the end that keeps you coming back. No sweetness, no heaviness. Just bright, clean and precise.
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Where it's from
Gavi comes from a small patch of hills in Piedmont, up in Italy's north-west near the Ligurian coast, and by law it's made from 100% Cortese, a local white grape that holds onto its zingy acidity. The region earned its top DOCG status back in 1998, so that little stamp on the label means the real deal. This one is Balbi Soprani, a project from the Capetta family, who have been making wine in Piedmont since 1953. Old hands, in other words.
Good to know
- What is the price of Balbi S Cl Gavi Docg?
Balbi S Cl Gavi Docg is KSh 2,259 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for delivery in 30 minutes for most areas in Nairobi, or next day countrywide.
- What does Balbi Soprani Gavi DOCG 75cl taste like?
Light, bone-dry and fresh. Think lemon and green apple with a flinty mineral streak and a faint almond note on the finish. Lots of zippy acidity, zero sweetness.
- What is the ABV of Balbi Soprani Gavi DOCG?
12.5%, so an easy-going middle-of-the-road strength for a white.
- How do I serve it?
Well chilled, around 8 to 10 degrees, in a normal white-wine glass. No ice in the glass. It's also a great aperitif on its own.
- What food pairs with Gavi?
It loves seafood: prawns, calamari, grilled fish, oysters. Also brilliant with roast chicken, light lemony pasta and fresh cheeses.
- Is Gavi sweet or dry?
Properly dry. Gavi is known for being bone-dry with crisp acidity, not a hint of sugar.
- What grape is it made from and where is it from?
100% Cortese, grown in the Gavi hills of Piedmont in north-west Italy. The DOCG label is the region's highest quality tier.
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Balbi S Cl Gavi Docg price in Kenya
Buy Balbi S Cl Gavi Docg online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 2,259. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.
