White
Passo
By Morgassi Superiore, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
Morgassi Superiore's freshest expression of Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG, made from 100% Cortese and released after a short spell in bottle, with an alcohol content of 12 to 12.5% vol and an estimated ageing potential of about 5 years.
Tasting notes
Dry, with fresh, high acidity and notes of citrus, herbs, pear, white flowers and peach.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG
- Grape
- Cortese 100%
- Production area
- Sermoria, comune of Gavi, at 300 m above sea level
- Soil
- Clay-limestone marl
- Exposure
- South/south-west facing
- Harvest
- Hand-harvested in crates
- Vineyard planting
- Low spurred cordon (cordone speronato basso), 5,000 vines per hectare
- Vinification
- Grapes soft-pressed, then fermented and aged in stainless steel; refined in bottle for at least 3 months before release.
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