Cordero Mario

2024 Colli Tortonesi Timorasso DOC Derthona

Timorasso is never just “a nice white from Piemonte,” and this one makes that point pretty quickly. Ripe peach, apricot, and acacia blossom come first, followed by a little honey, a subtle balsamic note, and that lovely flinty minerality Timorasso seems to pull straight from the hills. It is finely balanced on the palate, with lively acidity giving shape to a full, rounded texture. Long, elegant, and gently spicy on the finish, with enough structure and quiet confidence to suggest this bottle has a very good future ahead of it.
Italy
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan

Region:  Barolo, Piemonte

Appellation:  Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso

Varietal/Blend:  100% Timorasso

ABV:  13.5%

Vineyard:  The vineyard is located in Monleale, in the Colli Tortonesi area of Piedmont. The vines are Guyot-trained and planted on east-facing clay-marl soils. Grapes are hand-harvested in mid-September.

Cellar: After gentle pressing, the must ferments at low temperature in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. MLC is not carried out. The wine is aged for approximately 12 months on the lees in stainless steel and ceramic vessels with regular bâtonnage, followed by six months in bottle before release. 2024 production: 3,598 bottles.

CSPC:  152011

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  []

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Cordero Mario
2024 Colli Tortonesi Timorasso DOC Derthona

Region:  Barolo, Piemonte

Appellation:  Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso

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Italy
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
Timorasso is never just “a nice white from Piemonte,” and this one makes that point pretty quickly. Ripe peach, apricot, and acacia blossom come first, followed by a little honey, a subtle balsamic note, and that lovely flinty minerality Timorasso seems to pull straight from the hills. It is finely balanced on the palate, with lively acidity giving shape to a full, rounded texture. Long, elegant, and gently spicy on the finish, with enough structure and quiet confidence to suggest this bottle has a very good future ahead of it.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Timorasso

ABV:  13.5%

Vineyard:  The vineyard is located in Monleale, in the Colli Tortonesi area of Piedmont. The vines are Guyot-trained and planted on east-facing clay-marl soils. Grapes are hand-harvested in mid-September.

Cellar: After gentle pressing, the must ferments at low temperature in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. MLC is not carried out. The wine is aged for approximately 12 months on the lees in stainless steel and ceramic vessels with regular bâtonnage, followed by six months in bottle before release. 2024 production: 3,598 bottles.

CSPC:  152011

Winemakers Note: []

What the Critics are saying: []

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Italy

Region:  Barolo, Piemonte

Appellation:  Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso

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Varietal/Blend:  100% Timorasso

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  13.5%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  152011

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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306-290-0277

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