Piemonte, Italy

- Body
- Acidity
- Fruitiness
- Aroma
- Flavour intensity
- Style
- Fresh & crisp
- Green fruit
- Pairs with
- Aperitif
- Asian cuisine
- Charcuterie
- Mature and hard cheese
- Mild and soft cheese
- Lean fish
- Fatty fish
- Pasta & pizza
- Flavored shellfish
- Spicy food
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within 4 - 16 days
- Agricola Bertolino will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
- The courier will pick up your order and deliver it straight to your door
About this wine
Salty and fatty Cortese from western Monferrato border, with hints of nuts and yellow flowers.
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Aperitif
- Asian cuisine
- Charcuterie
- Mature and hard cheese
- Mild and soft cheese
- Lean fish
- Fatty fish
- Pasta & pizza
- Flavored shellfish
- Spicy food
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Limestone, Sand
- Terroir:
- Piva is the higher section of Valle Merza, a low altitude valley carachterized by cooler climate, and sandy soil
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Steel (100%)
- Storage:
- Steel (100%) 12 months
- Winemaker:
- Giorgio Bertolino
Destemmed and pressed, the juice went through "sur bourbes" maceration followed by static débourbage and fermentation at low temperatures in stainless steel with neutral yeasts
Meet the wine maker
Giorgio BertolinoAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- Italy
- Region/Subregion:
- Piemonte/Monferrato
- Classification:
- DOC
- Certification:
- Vegan
- Grape:
- Cortese 100%
- Vintage year:
- 2023
- Color:
- Hay yellow
- Aroma:
- -
- Taste:
- -
- Alcohol content:
- 13%
- Sugar content:
- 0 g/l
- Acidity:
- 6.5 g/l
- pH-value:
- 3.15
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Synthetic cork
- Bottle:
- Light glass
- Best Served:
- 8 - 12 °C
- Ageing potential:
- 0 - 2 years
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Meet the winemakers behind Piemonte DOC Cortese Piva
Information provided directly by the winery.

Information
- Winery
- Agricola Bertolino
- Founding year
- 2021
- Farming area
- 5 ha
- Production
- 30 000 b/y
Agricola Bertolino looks after the vineyards and the land around Bricco Borio's hill, in Costigliole d'Asti. From here we transform grapes from numerous typical south-Piedmont varieties, trying to preserve the essence of every different fruit, resulting in the most authentic expressions of the territory.
Meet Agricola Bertolino