Timorasso is an extremely sensitive variety, so it's easy to understand why it was nearly abandoned. It is rich in proteins and tends to go into reduction. Luckily, it has been enthusiastically revived in recent years, and we have a new school of age-worthy white wines from Piedmont to enjoy. The Vietti 2022 Colli Tortonesi Timorasso Derthona works nicely because it has the sweetness of the vintage that opens it up to a medium-term drinking window, sparing you from having to wait years. Its flavors are generous and rich, with apricot and poached apple, and you get a salty mineral note as well. The wine is quite fresh with 3.05 to 3.10 pH that makes your mouth salivate. Winemaking takes it through stainless steel, wood and cement. Cement has a minimal 2% oxygen exchange compared to oak, which has a 10% exchange, and certain types of amphorae can go up to 100% air transpiration because of their porous nature. Production is 18,000 bottles. In addition to this wine, I tasted the upcoming Colli Tortonesi Timorasso Derthona Boscogrosso, which represents a special selection of fruit. The Boscogrosso will be released in late spring 2025, so I will include my review of that wine in my next Piedmont report. Drink Date: 2026 - 2038
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