White
Pitasso
By Claudio Mariotto, Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's historic Timorasso label, from the Pitasso vineyard, produced for about 25 years now.
Tasting notes
Intensely floral, with warm fruit and honey sensations, pulpy and juicy, with a slightly spicy edge.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Colli Tortonesi Derthona DOC
- Grape
- Timorasso 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Pitasso
- Production area
- Municipality of Sarezzano, 250-300 m a.s.l.
- Soil
- Calcareous, clayey
- Exposure
- 180 degrees from east to west, on a hilltop
- Harvest
- End of September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot pruning, from the Pitasso vineyard, the estate's historic label for about 25 years, 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.
- Storage
- One year on the fine lees in steel tanks with light battonage and at least 12 months in bottle.
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