# Timian (Massimo Pastura - Cascina La Ghersa)

> White, Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso by [Massimo Pastura - Cascina La Ghersa](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/massimo-pastura-cascina-la-ghersa.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/massimo-pastura-cascina-la-ghersa-timian).

- **Producer:** Massimo Pastura - Cascina La Ghersa
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso
- **Grape:** Timorasso
- **Production area:** Casasco (AL), Loc. Polverola, Colli Tortonesi, between Val Grue and Valcurona, over 400 m above sea level
- **Vineyard planting:** Vineyard in Loc. Polverola, Casasco, over 400 m above sea level
- **Serving temperature:** 12 - 14 °C
- **Storage:** Over 10 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

A Timorasso from a vineyard at Casasco in the Colli Tortonesi, made since 2006 in collaboration with Walter Massa. Part of the Vigneti Unici selection.

## Tasting notes

Brilliant golden yellow, deepening with bottle ageing. Very complex and enveloping nose: loquat and green apple in the early years, white flowers, medicinal herbs, honey and hay, with a delicate mineral vein and, after some years, hydrocarbon notes. Warm, elegant and enveloping on the palate, very fresh thanks to lively acidity, with a robust structure and typical minerality. Savoury, citrusy, very long finish.

## Food pairings

Hot, savoury starters, fish dishes, first courses and white meats; soft, fresh or medium-aged cheeses. Piedmontese pairings: cardoon flan with fonduta, pear pastry with hot gorgonzola cream, ravioli del plin in roast gravy, Montebore cheese.