White
Piccolo Derthona
By Terre di Sarizzola, Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy
The younger Timorasso of the estate, a dry 100% Timorasso from Costa Vescovato aged on its lees in steel.
Tasting notes
Dry white wine from native Tortona-area Timorasso grapes, savoury and mineral, with high alcohol and excellent structure. Elegant structure on the palate with a long, persistent finish.
Pairs well with
Tasty cheeses and substantial fish and white meat dishes
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso
- Grape
- Timorasso 100%
- Soil
- Marly, silty, calcareous
- Vineyard planting
- 4,500 vines per hectare, Guyot, grape thinning; vineyard in organic conversion
- Vinification
- Aged on the noble lees in temperature-controlled steel tanks with periodic batonnage until bottling, which by regulation takes place at least one year after harvest. Hand-harvested in crates. Average total acidity 6.0-6.5 g/l, residual sugar 3-4 g/l, average total sulphur 60-70 mg/l.
- Serving temperature
- 10-12 C
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