# Volo (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-volo).

- **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 in stainless steel, then matured 9 months on its lees in steel before at least 6 months' refinement in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26


## Summary

Morgassi Superiore's riserva-style Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG, given extended lees ageing in steel before bottling, with an alcohol content of 12 to 13% vol and an estimated ageing potential of about 20 years.

## Tasting notes

A very intense, pleasantly persistent nose of white fruit and dried flowers, equally intense and persistent on the palate.