# Timorgasso (Morgassi Superiore)

> White, Monferrato Bianco DOC by [Morgassi Superiore](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/morgassi-superiore.md), Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/morgassi-superiore-timorgasso).

- **Producer:** Morgassi Superiore
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Monferrato Bianco DOC
- **Grape:** Timorasso 100%
- **Production area:** Sermoria, comune of Gavi, on a dedicated 8,000 m² plot at 300 m above sea level
- **Soil:** Clay-limestone marl
- **Exposure:** South/south-west facing
- **Harvest:** Hand-harvested in crates, chilled in cold storage for 12 hours, then destemmed and soft-pressed the next morning
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 5,000 vines per hectare
- **Vinification:** Fermented in stainless steel, matured at least 9 months on its lees with batonnage, then refined in bottle for at least 18 months.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

Timorgasso is Morgassi Superiore's Monferrato Bianco DOC made from 100% Timorasso, grown on a dedicated plot and given extended lees and bottle ageing, with an alcohol content of 13.5 to 14.5% vol and an estimated ageing potential of about 20 years.

## Tasting notes

Straw yellow with greenish highlights; a fairly intense, persistent nose of spice and smoke, and a fairly intense, persistent, well-balanced, mineral palate.