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VolpiTimorasso Derthona 2024
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VolpiTimorasso Derthona 2024
Size75cl
Vintage2024
ABV13.5%
CountryItaly
RegionPiemonte
Main GrapeTimorasso (100%)
ExpressionWhite, Round and Fruity

Tasting note

Straw in colour, tending to golden, strong tasting wine. Intense nose with hints of white flowers, apricot and peach. In the mouth it is savoury, mineral, with a characteristic note of honey.

Viticulture

Located in the Colli Tortonesi DOC of southeastern Piedmont near Tortona, these vineyards sit at an average altitude of 220m. The soils are calcareous marl and clay (Marne di Sant’Agata Fossili/Tortoniano). Vines average 15 years of age, and green manure is used to enhance soil fertility and vineyard biodiversity.

Vinification

Manual harvest around the beginning of september. Grape is desteemed and softly pressed. Fermentation in stell tanks at controlled temperature (12-15°C). Malolactic fermentation not done. Maturation for 10 months in concrete tanks on its lees. Batonnage. Bottle aging around 3 months.

Food Match

Fish, apetizers, charcuterie, cheese, raw meat, pasta, spicy food.

ClosureSynthetic Cork
Suitable for
Vegans
Vegetarians
Grape Varieties
Timorasso100%
pH3
Total Acidity6.5g/l Tartaric
Residual Sugar3.5g/l
Allergens
Sulphur
SKU CodeL8266124