La Scolca Black Gavi Dei Gavi 75 CL

Bright, bone-dry, and ridiculously drinkable, this is the kind of Italian white wine that makes you rethink how good “crisp” can be.

It comes from Piedmont’s Gavi area, where the Cortese grape is the whole point. The payoff for you is flavour that stays sharp and focused, not fruity and floppy, with that mouthwatering, stony freshness that keeps pulling you back for another sip.

If you like white wine that feels clean and precise (but still has personality), this one hits. It’s not trying to be tropical or creamy. It’s more lemon zest, orchard fruit, and a little almond-like savoury edge that plays insanely well with food.

• Appearance: Pale straw with bright, clear clarity.
• Nose: Lemon peel, green apple, white peach, and a light floral lift, plus a subtle wet-stone minerality.
• Taste: Citrus and crisp apple up front, a hint of pear, racy acidity, and a dry, saline-leaning finish that makes your mouth water.
• Body: Light to medium-bodied, tight and refreshing rather than soft or round.
• Finish: Clean, lingering citrus and mineral notes, with a faint bitter-almond twist at the very end.

When do you reach for it? Any time you’re eating seafood, sushi, or anything with lemon and herbs. It also loves salty things, think olives, chips, and snack boards, because that acidity cuts right through and keeps everything tasting bright.

This is also a solid “convert your friends” wine. If someone says they don’t like white wine because it’s too sweet or too perfumey, pour them a glass of this. It’s dry, fresh, and straight to the point.

In the world of Italy’s white wines, Gavi has a reputation for being the clean, mineral-driven option, and this bottle leans into that identity hard, with extra polish and intensity that earns the “Gavi dei Gavi” title.

Fun Fact: La Scolca is one of the producers that helped put Gavi on the global map, and the estate’s name comes from “sfurca,” a local word for a lookout point, because the vineyards sit high enough to feel like a natural viewing tower.