# Tuffo (Morgassi Superiore)

> White, Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG by [Morgassi Superiore](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/morgassi-superiore.md), Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/morgassi-superiore-tuffo).

- **Producer:** Morgassi Superiore
- **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, chilled in cold storage for 12 hours, then destemmed and soft-pressed the next morning
- **Vineyard planting:** Low spurred cordon (cordone speronato basso), 5,000 vines per hectare
- **Vinification:** Fermented and aged in stainless steel; refined in bottle for at least 4 months before release.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

A more structured Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG from 100% Cortese, macerated cold before pressing, with an alcohol content of 12 to 13% vol and an estimated ageing potential of about 20 years; also bottled in half and magnum formats.

## Tasting notes

Straw yellow in colour, with an intense, persistent, savoury nose of citrus fruit; the palate is intense, persistent and fresh, with a long finish and a typical, slightly bitter aftertaste.