GRAPE VARIET
100% Derthona Timorasso.
VINEYARDS IN
Berzano di Tortona, Volpeglino.
Province of Alessandria.
AVERAGE VINE AGE
Varies, however, 7+ years.
VINEYARD EXPOSURE
Varies, but mostly southwest-facing.
SOIL TYPE
Varies with location, however generally
limestone-clay.
YIELD
70 quintals per hectare.
VINIFICATION
The finest Colli Tortonesi grapes from our vineyards are selected when optimally ripe and brought to our cellar. They are destemmed and cold-macerated on their skins for two or three days, after which they undergo a gentle pressing.
The resulting free-run must undergoes fermentation in steel tanks with regular lees stirring for about ten months
TRAINING SYSTEM
Guyot. This low-yield per hectare vineyard is frequently cleaned, green-pruned and selectively thinned. Chemical treatments are kept to a minimum. The grapes are hand-picked in September.
ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS
This still white wine is an intense yellow with greenish highlights; its refined nose is both fruity and floral, particularly with notes of acacia flower, peach and pear. The palate is finely balanced with a long finish. Crisp and tasty, with good acidity.
After 2-3 years of bottle-ageing, added mineral notes further enrich the wine.
PAIRINGS
Excellent with beef tartare, charcuterie and cheese, cold as well as hot starters, first courses and white meat.
TEMPERATURE AND STORAGE
Store away from light in a cool, damp place
at around 15°C.
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME
14%
SERVING TEMPERATURE
9° C.