Il Poggio di Gavi Gavi DOCG 'Nuvole sul Poggio' 2025

Founded in 1976, the story of “Il Poggio” tells the transformation of a grandfather’s relaxing pastime into a young woman’s passion and lifework. The estate was purchased in 1919 as a family hunting reserve and passed down to daughter Franca Odone, who at one time worked in Milan in the furniture business. With the help of oenologist Gaspare Buscemi, the land was cleared for vines and wine production officially began in 1976.   

In 2003 the baton was passed to Franca’s daughter Francesca who, after some time working in real estate also caught the family 'winemaking bug'. Poggio extends her business savvy and deep commitment to family tradition to the winery, ensuring the wines remain focused and an homage to the land, crafting authentic, high quality Piemontese wines with a focus on Gavi. Today Francesca works side-by-side with her daughter Giorgia who supports her in the cellar while her husband Angelo looks after the vineyards and woods. Her sister Alessandra helps run the resort.

In 2013 work was finished on a tiny B&B on the highest point of the property surrounding guests with the serenity of vines and forests. The hills of Rovereto in the heart of the Gavi DOCG are rich with sandy and clay soils that impart remarkable attributes to the ancient Cortese grape. Through the continued vineyard management by Buscemi, the 3 hectares of Guyot trained vines yield small quantities of high-quality wine.

'Nuvole' Gavi is made of 100% Cortese from 20-year-old vines, in clay and marl soils, planted at 330 meters. Hand harvested. Fermentation with natural yeast takes place in stainless steel for normally no longer than 12 days. The wine is filtered once before bottling.