Derthona
Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso
Made with 100% Timorasso, a native Piedmontese grape variety.
IN THE VINEYARD
Grapes are hand-harvested in crates at the end of August.
IN THE CELLAR
Grapes cooling and soft pressing of whole bunches. Clarification to obtain the free-run must, fermentation in temperature-controlled steel tanks for about 20 days.
AGEING
Aged on fine lees with batonnage for 9-10 months and bottled during the summer. Aged in the bottle for at least one year before release.
PRODUCTION
about 5.000 bottles
FORMATS
0,75
SENSORY PROPERTIES
Straw yellow color with golden highlights. Typical, complex aroma with hints of apple and citrus, followed by fragrant tropical fruit and yellow flowers. Hints of hydrocarbon and flint stone with the bottle aging. Full-bodied on the palate, with significant sapidity balanced by a lively and persistent freshness.
FOOD PAIRING
Piedmontese appetizers, fish courses, risotti, medium aged cheese.
SERVICE TEMPERATURE
10 °C
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