Le Marne di Carraro Federica, Marne Oro, 2019

£20.80

Certified-organic Cortese from Gavi harvested slightly overripe and matured for months on fine lees in concrete, giving a fuller, mineral white with ageing potential.

yellow stone fruit
herbal
floral
saline mineral

At a glance

Producer: Le Marne di Carraro Federica
Region: Piemonte
Appellation: Gavi DOCG
Grape: Cortese
Vintage: 2019
Country: Italy
Wine type: White
Size: 75.0cl
Farming: Organic — certified

Taste profile

Body: Medium
Acidity: High
Tannin: Low
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

shellfish (frutti di mare)
branzino with fennel cream
grilled white fish
semi-hard cheeses

How to serve it

Serve: Cool (10–12°C)

Why Cave selected it

A richer, textural take on Gavi made by a small certified-organic family estate; long lees ageing in concrete adds complexity while retaining the grape’s saline clarity and ageworthiness.

About the wine

The grapes are harvested with slight over-ripeness. After wild fermentation the wine is aged on the lees for a long time, in concrete. The slightly over-ripeness in the grapes combined with the prolonged stay on the lees gives a wine of great mineral expression and amazing ageing potential. This is richer and more concentrated than your typical Gavi.

About Le Marne di Carraro Federica

Le Marne is a family run business set up in 2002 by two winemakers Federica Carraro and Luigi Grosso. All their activity is conducted with organic farming methods and the vines are worked in such a way as to respect the biodiversity of the environment, to create and preserve harmony between nature and man and to produce wines that can be the most genuine and natural expression of the terroir.

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