# Martin (Franco M. Martinetti)

> White, Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso by [Franco M. Martinetti](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/franco-m-martinetti.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/franco-m-martinetti-martin).

- **Producer:** Franco M. Martinetti
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso
- **Grape:** Timorasso
- **Cru / vineyard:** Costiolo
- **Production area:** Comune di Monleale (AL), località Costiolo
- **Soil:** Calcareous soil with high magnesium content
- **Exposure:** South
- **Vineyard planting:** About 320 m altitude, hillside vineyard, rootstock 420A, over 4,000 vines per hectare, spurred cordon trained with Guyot pruning, vines over 20 years old, about 0.6 hectares.
- **Vinification:** Grapes hand-harvested (yield about 55-60 quintals/ha grape, 38-42 hl/ha wine); destemmed, cold-macerated on the skins for 36 hours, soft-pressed in a horizontal press, fermented in barriques, aged in fine-grain French oak barriques for about 12 months.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-29


## Summary

Timorasso is an ancient Piemontese grape grown exclusively in the Tortona area; its aromatic profile recalls Riesling, with structure and minerality reminiscent of Burgundy.

## Tasting notes

Golden colour, with aromas of elderflower, talc, sweet almond, pear and vanilla. Intense, fresh, dry and spicy on the palate, ending on notes of bread crust.

## Food pairings

Aristocratic and intriguing like no other wine, it pairs beautifully with risotto with frog's legs.