White
Derthona
By Giacomo Borgogno & Figli, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Timorasso from Monleale in the Colli Tortonesi, rich, balanced and powerful yet refined according to the producer.
Tasting notes
Deep yellow. Pear, peach, acacia flowers and honeysuckle. Dry and warm with balanced acidity and a persistent body.
Pairs well with
Fish dishes such as anchovies and scallops, Piedmontese antipasti, stuffed zucchini flowers, battered vegetables
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso
- Grape
- Timorasso 100%
- Production area
- Monleale and the Colli Tortonesi hills
- Soil
- Calcareous-silty
- Exposure
- South-west, south, east; 250 m a.s.l.
- Harvest
- Late September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot; 5,000 vines per hectare
- Vinification
- Manual harvest, 3 days of cold maceration, static settling in steel, spontaneous fermentation in concrete at about 17 C for 25 days. 10 months in steel and 7 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 6-8 C
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