Gavi – definitely worth ageing

Broglia estate aerial view

Conclusive proof presented… Above, an aerial view of the Broglia estate. See also The new Gavi – an overview and producer profiles.

I have become completely convinced that Gavi comes into its own properly once it has had some bottle age, varying from an additional year upon release to a decade or more for quite a few of them. This is by no means common knowledge, because the general idea still prevails that this refreshing white from Piemonte needs to be drunk the minute it hits the market.

In my previous article I pointed out that Gavi was already...