Timorasso, awarded James Suckling
Timorasso is an ancient indigenous white grape variety, present above all in the Colli Tortonesi area, on the border between Piedmont and Lombardy. Before the phylloxera crisis, it was widespread, not only in the territory of Tortona, but also in the nearby Piedmontese provinces of Novara and Alessandria. In the reconstruction of the post-phylloxera vineyards, more generous and constant grape varieties were preferred in production, such as Cortese and Barbera. The timorasso thus risked disappearing definitively, if it had not been for the tenacity and commitment of a few winemakers, who bet on its potential and its rebirth. Today timorasso is considered one of the most interesting autochthonous white grape varieties of northern Italy, above all for its structure and longevity, which gives tertiary evolutions on the notes of resin and hydrocarbon.
Colli Tortonesi DOC Derthona Timorasso 2023 La Spinetta
The Timorasso Derthona of La Spinetta is one of the most interesting wineries on the Piedmontese wine scene. The grapes come from vineyards located in the municipalities of Montemarzino and Montegioco, in the province of Alessandria.
The Timorasso grapes are destemmed and softly pressed. This is followed by fermentation in small thermo-controlled steel tanks and aging on the fine lees for 7 months.
Straw yellow in colour, it has aromas of acacia and orange blossom and slight notes of hydrocarbon. ...
View product pageColli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso Derthona 2022 Francesco Iandolo
Colli Tortonesi Timorasso Derthona by Francesco Iandolo is a Piedmontese white wine that comes from the native Timorasso white grape, from the Ca 'dell'Aglio vineyard located in the municipality of Brignano-Frascata, at an altitude of 350 meters above sea level.
The Timorasso grapes are harvested manually in the second half of September. The grapes are softly pressed, clarified and then vinified in thermo-regulated steel tanks. The wine then ages for 12 months on its own yeasts, always in steel t...
View product pageColli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso Il mio sole 2022 Guasti Clemente
Timorasso di Guasti is produced in the heart of Nizza Monferrato, in the province of Asti, a place recognized as one of the most important wine-growing centers in Piedmont. The vineyards are grown on clayey soils, ideal for the cultivation of Timorasso.
Winemaking takes place according to traditional methods, with maturation in French oak barrels which gives the wine a complex and well-defined structure. This process emphasizes the intrinsic qualities and character of the grape variety.
The color ...
View product pageColli Tortonesi DOC Derthona Timorasso 2022 Vite Colte
Derthona Timorasso was born in the Piedmontese vineyards of Vite Colte, located in the Tortona area, in the province of Alessandria.
This wine is obtained exclusively from Timorasso grapes. After pressing and a short cold maceration, the must is fermented in steel tanks. The vin then ages for a few weeks on the fine lees before being bottled.
It has an intense straw yellow colour. The nose offers aromas of acacia and hawthorn flowers, ripe peaches, honey and slight notes of flint. The sip is full-...
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