Elena’s passion for Timorasso led them to lease a vineyard in Derthona in the Colli Tortonesi appellation running along the south east edge of the Piedmont region in the south-eastern spur of the province of Alessandria. Here, soils are ripe with Sant’Agata fossil marls containing twenty million year-old compacted calcareous clay, responsible for the beloved savoriness and salty minerality that Timorasso manifests in these parts. Their 2024 is gorgeous: creamy, ample and beautifully layered in the glass, it offers up hints of apricot, chamomile and white flowers, with light tropical accents that develop in the glass. Gentle, non-oxidative extraction with stems lends texture, while blocked malolactic fermentation and aging in small ceramic-cement barrels keeps the flavors bright. Beautifully done.
The proud, sole white wine of the CPC project, this is a mineral-driven, saline expression of Timorasso made using a brief maceration of the skins during crushing and submerged cap fermentation. The wine takes on a richness and complexity but without oxidation. it is aged in clay Clayver anfora.
Elena has always been fascinated by the Colli Tortonesi (Tortona Hills) area and the potential and versatility of Timorasso grapes. She has invested a great deal in promoting Timorasso in recent years, so it simply had to be one of the cornerstones of our new initiative. On the nose, there are notes of yellow fruit and white acacia and camomile flowers, as well as subtle tropical hints. Submerged-cap maceration adds complexity and structure on the palate, while preserving the wine’s distinctive acidity, minerality and aromatic crispness. Timorasso is a white wine that is naturally suited to a long period of ageing. It should be opened in advance and served in a decanter at a temperature no lower than 16°C in order to bring out its complexity, especially during the first five years.