Ottavio Rube Bianco 2024 Producer|Elisa Guerin

Ottavio Rube Bianco 2024 Producer|Elisa GuerinCortese is the grape of Gavi, but here it sees something of a different expression. Tart lemons and green, underripe plum combine to create some proper mouthwatering acidity. It's rustic, unpolished and fun; a bit hazy and most certainly funky. Everyday natural wine for the table.

the wine is transferred from tank to bottle during the primary fermentation and then racked in contact with the lees

It was directly-pressed then aged in topped-up 228-litre barrels for 20 months before bottling with no additions

Pouring translucent ruby in the glass

The style is lean and restrained - little red fruits sit below a more prominent limestone minerality

elegant version

brightly-toned notes of red berries

where every detail appears to be in place

A fantastic chillable red that delivers so much at the price

File under everyday drinking

completed in steel only and then bottled young

The bubbles are pinprick and fine

with no ploughing and minimal pruning