White
Cavallina
By Claudio Mariotto, Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy
Timorasso from the Cavallina vineyard in Vho, one of the estate's older plots at about 18 to 20 years of age.
Tasting notes
Intense, with mineral notes, hawthorn, chamomile, peach and apricot, a savory and harmonious palate, mineral and fruity, with an elegant finish.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Colli Tortonesi Derthona DOC
- Grape
- Timorasso 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Cavallina
- Production area
- Vho, 250-300 m a.s.l.
- Soil
- Calcareous, clayey
- Exposure
- East
- Harvest
- End of September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot pruning, from a vineyard planted about 18-20 years ago, yield about 70 quintals/hectare
- Vinification
- Soft and slow pressing of the grapes, spontaneous temperature-controlled fermentation. Aged one year on the fine lees in steel tanks with light battonage, then at least 12 months in bottle.
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