White
I Piaggi
By Vigneti Repetto, Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy
Timorasso from the Mongualdone hill, where morning sun from the east meets white marl.
Tasting notes
Mineral complexity from the white calcareous marls.
Pairs well with
Crustaceans, molluscs and white meats when young; with age white truffle, lamb and risotto, even asparagus.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso
- Grape
- Timorasso 100%
- Production area
- Mongualdone hill, Sarezzano, 320 m above sea level
- Soil
- Calcareous white marl
- Exposure
- East to South-East
- Harvest
- By hand, mid September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 5,000 vines per hectare, planted 2018
- Vinification
- Soft pressing with a short maceration, fermentation in stainless steel, no malolactic; 12 to 15 months in steel, then 18 to 21 months in bottle before release.
- Serving temperature
- 8 to 12 C
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