Colli Tortonesi Timorasso Doc Cavallina 2018 - Mariotto

Description

TheTortona hills Derthona Cavallinait's aWhite wineproduced in southern Piedmont, on the hills behind Tortona, a wine produced by athe only historic vineyardat an altitude of about 250-300 meters above sea level, the wholecultivatedtotimorasso, agrape varietythat today I describe you as one of the most interesting and therefore to be tried on the national scene.

Cavallina is atimorassoof structure and personality: expect afull-bodied whiteAndaustere, with a fine but well perceptible minerality, the classic "biancone" but offinessefromchampion.

Why you should drink it

ThistimorassoCavallina is onetruepearl, because it can be bothmarvelousAndcomplexdrunktoday, like a very greatgiftthat you can make yourself by uncorking it in 5/10 years: both choices are more than valid.

Compared to other timorasso selections I findCavallinaof afinesseandelegancerarefor each "rival", a wine fromsave to favorites.

When to uncork it

Cavallinait is a wine of finesse and elegance, almost "feminine": I imagine itafterawalkhand in hand with yourssweeta halfunder the first timid winter suns, a late morning sip,to drink with the right person.

How to drink it

Cavallinais a timorasso damomentshappy, the right temperature is that of a structured white, too cold distorting it, almost better a few degrees more. If you can, keep this wine in the cellar below the house, otherwise in the fridge but no more than half an hour before uncorking the bottle.

Vinification and Aging

ThegrapesI'mcollectedin September,pressedAndfermentedwith its own indigenous yeasts after onemacerationprolongedat very low temperatures. L'refinementit is exclusively in large tanks.

Territory

The Colli Tortonesi denomination is made up of thirty municipalities located in the southeastern part of Piedmont, all having a common denominator: thepredispositiongeologicalAndclimaticto host aviticultureOfhighquality.

Characteristic of all the wines of the Colli Tortonesi DOC is themarked sapidity, due to the clayey-marly soils, which transfer salts to the grapes and consequently to the winecharacteristicsunique. The wines obtained, thanks to their particular minerality, present strongpredispositionto aging, even in the case of whites.

Soil

The vineyards are located at about 300 meters above sea level on the Tortona Hills, on soils made up of clay and sand.