Villa Sparina Gavi di Gavi

Light lemon yellow color; lemon, grapefruit nose; tasty, creamy textured, lemon, lemon cream, mineral palate with good balancing acidity; medium-plus finish (12.5% alcohol)

Some lemon and stoney peach; mineral driven; long finish.

golden light yellow. weak nose defies a description. palate some acidity, with soft lemon and mineral. simple.

Soft and lemony; nice acidity with smooth finish.

Typical Gavi. Medium body, fruity with short to moderate finish.

Rather simple with some lemony fruit and not much complexity.

Lemon and zesty; rounded out with garlic aglio pasta and oil sauted chicken with capers; light finish.

Restaurant - Island Prime / C Level - 2013 (Harbor Island, San Diego, CA) : Bouquet and Taste light citrus, guava, mineral, but unimpressive. Wife liked it and rated it 88. Tasted with crab cakes, blackened salmon, shrimp cocktail, and ceviche. $15 for flight of 3 wines at Island Prime / C Level Restaurant on Harbor Island in San Diego, CA.

Light and soft; not a lot of complexity; some lemon and slightly minerally.

I bought this because the bottle looked interesting. I'm not familiar with Gavi or the grape varietal (Cortese). This wine is one dimensional. I don't know how to describe it: not woody, not earthy, not oily, not even especially minerally. The wine has a great acid to it (not tannic) so it went well with a kalamata, tomato, and feta salad. I would not rush out to get this wine again, and would certainly pair it with food because otherwise …

Color: Light green-tinged gold. Nose: Pretty citrus, menthol and ginger. Palate: Lemon icing, white peach, lime, melon and dried herbs. There is a pleasing slightly bitter note adding complexity. A touch of carbonic effervescence keeps the package fresh and light on its feet. Very nice stuff. Reasonably priced. Versatile and imminently quaffable.

Very nice, mineral almost spicy gavi