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Broglia Gavi di Gavi La Meirana is made from 100% Cortese grapes sourced from the town of Gavi in the Piedmont region. The full name of Cortese is Cortese di Gavi, hence the name Gavi di Gavi. Only grapes from the approximately 1,200 hectares of vineyards surrounding the town can be bottled as Gavi di Gavi DOCG.
The Broglia La Meirana estate was purchased from Count Edilio Raggio by Bruno Broglia in 1972. The ownership passed to his son Piero in 1974 and today the estate is managed by Piero’s sons, the third generation, Roberto and Fillipo.
Today the estate comprises 250 acres all planted with Cortese. At Broglia, yields are kept low, so their Gavi tends to be a bit weightier than some. As well as various Gavi wines, the winery produces sparkling wine, including Moscato d’Asti, and a few red wines.
Broglia Gavi di Gavi La Meirana is the most representative and classic wine produced at Broglia, and it is for this reason that its label carries the name of the estate, La Meirana. As a matter of fact, the very oldest document which states the origin of the name “Gavi” is preserved at the Record Office in Genova and mentions vineyards and chestnut woods on a spot called Meirana. That document dates back to 971 A.D.
This mineral and elegant Italian white wine shows the extraordinary characteristics typical of the area of Gavi where the delicious almond taste, unique in its kind, can be found.
The Cortese grapes are grown in vineyards with a mostly south-easterly aspect at an altitude of 290 to 300 metres above sea level and clayey-marl soils.
La Meirana is a light, straw / green colour and shows great texture and precision. It has distinctive greengage and almond notes on the palate. Fresh, fruity and dry, this is a particularly characterful Gavi.
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“Gavi di Gavi” specifically means that the wine comes from the core historic zone around the town of Gavi itself, considered the highest-quality sub-area within the broader Gavi DOCG. The wines must be made from 100% Cortese Grapes.
Wines which are labelled simply as “Gavi” can come from the wider DOCG, there are 11 authorised villages in the production zone.
DOCG stands for Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita – Italy’s highest wine classification, a guarantee of geographic origin and quality.
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