Alpha Box & Dice O Gruner Veltliner 2021 vs Villa Sparina, Gavi Di Gavi 2025
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Villa Sparina, Gavi Di Gavi 2025 currently starts £0.09 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £24.49 | £24.40 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Alpha Box & Dice | Villa Sparina |
| Style | White | White |
| Grape | Grüner Veltliner | Cortese |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Alpha Box & Dice O Gruner Veltliner 2021
Alpha Box & Dice O Grüner Veltliner is a thought-provoking style of Grüner Veltliner rarely seen in Australia. This wine showcases a more textured, complex approach to the variety, with 18 hours cold maceration on skins, wild fermentation in French oak barrique (15% new), and partial malolactic fermentation. The result is a medium-to-full-bodied white with remarkable texture and depth, offering a unique Australian take on this classic Austrian variety. Why You'll Love It This is Grüner Veltliner reimagined by one of Australia's most innovative producers. Alpha Box & Dice are known for pushing boundaries and creating distinctive wines with personality. With extended skin contact, wild fermentation in barrique, 8 months on lees, and partial malolactic fermentation, this wine offers exceptional complexity and texture. The 10 months in oak and 9 months bottle age create a wine that's ready to drink now with remarkable depth. Meet the Producer Alpha Box & Dice is one of Australia's most innovative and creative wine producers, known for making distinctive wines with personality and pushing the boundaries of what Australian wine can be. Based in the Adelaide Hills, they focus on interesting varieties and unconventional winemaking techniques. Production Bunch thinned and shoot trimmed for quality. Picked in the cool of night, followed by 18 hours of cold maceration on skins for texture and complexity. Pressed to tank, then racked to French oak barrique (15% new) with light solids included. Wild fermentation in barrique until dry, with partial malolactic fermentation (roughly 20%). Aged 8 months on lees, 10 months total in barrique, plus 9 months bottle age before release. Tasting Notes White stonefruit, brioche, oyster shells with a hint of white pepper. Medium-to-full-bodied with remarkable texture (similar to ramen consistency). Fresh and soft acidity balanced by gentle structured phenolics from skin contact. Complex, textured, and distinctive. Perfect Pairings Enjoy with
Villa Sparina, Gavi Di Gavi 2025
The Gavi di Gavi DOCG was first produced in 1974 and is closely tied with the historic identity of Villa Sparina. Made from 100% Cortese, from vines averaging over 30 years old, the wine displays a unique expression the terroir in its purity and focus. With honeysuckle and yellow pears on the nose and a steely minerality on the palate, it is easily comparable to a Chablis (on a vespa). The Villa Sparina family estate can be found in Monterotondo, in the Gavi DOCG district of Piedmont. Overseen by the Moccagatta family since the 1970s, Villa Sparina specialise in the production of local grape varieties Cortese and Barbera with over 70% of their 100 hectares dedicated to these grapes. The striking amphora-shaped bottle was inspired by an ancient Roman relic excavated from the property during a period of restoration. It has become a symbol for the estate: “ elegant but strong, modern but with an ancient touch ”. "Expect nothing less than class and precision from Villa Sparina. Purity and focus here with a light fresh touch. However the concentration also shines through in the long finish. There is a beautiful balance of soft stone fruit and yellow citrus. A floral essence provides further complexity. Perfect aperitif or pair with shellfish and crustacea." Our note
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