Located in Tassarolo (Alessandria) Bergaglio’s vineyard comprises five hectares of which only one is currently in production. Cortese, the native grape variety of Alessandria in Piedmont, tends to perform best in the hills between Novi and Tortona in Piedmont. The grape has been so successful in Gavi (which is located in the south of Piedmont close to Liguria) that it is known locally as Cortese di Gavi. The wine is really fresh and floral, clean with a pleasant aftertaste of toasted almond and hints of apple and sage. Gavi is drunk with a variety of Ligurian sea food dishes: stuffed squid, salad of baby octopus, seafood caponata or pagello in cartoccio (sea bream steamed in parchment).