# Fontanassa (Fontanassa)

> White, Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG by [Fontanassa](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/fontanassa.md), Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/fontanassa).

- **Producer:** Fontanassa
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG
- **Grape:** Cortese
- **Cru / vineyard:** Rovereto
- **Production area:** Rovereto, in the Comune di Gavi
- **Soil:** Clay with stones
- **Exposure:** South and south-west, 290 to 330 m above sea level
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 4,300 vines per hectare; hand-harvested in boxes; yield 85 quintals per hectare
- **Vinification:** Stainless steel
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

The estate's original Gavi del Comune di Gavi from Rovereto, in the range since the first bottles of 1988. Cortese aged in stainless steel.

## Tasting notes

Straw yellow with green reflections. Notes of freshly cut grass, grapefruit, white melon, pear and almond, with hints of sage. Broad and complex even when young, thanks to fully ripe grapes and the lactic acid from malolactic fermentation.