Claudio Mariotto Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso Cru ‘Bricco San Michele’ 2023 three-dark-horses It is an unloved grape

It is an unloved grape variety that has been subjected to years of intensive production despite the fact that in reality it has all the makings of a great white wine

LOCATION : Plot situated in the Le Pied de Baud lieu-dit (named place) to the north of Châteauneuf-du-Pape on the edges of the Brusquières plateau

Steve Matthiasson gives us a snapshot of Cabernet Franc’s aromatic finesse derived from his vineyard’s volcanic clay and sandy loam soils at the southern end of Napa Valley

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Claudio Mariotto Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso Cru ‘Bricco San Michele’ 2023 three-dark-horses It is an unloved grapeBricco San Michele is a youthful planting that covers 10 hectares on an east south east facing hillside in Vho, with limestone and clay soils. This cru vineyard and its youthful vines delivers a chiseled version of Timorasso that is destined for greatness. The wine is intense, long, persistent, floral and fruity, with a warming sensation on the palate. Bricco San Michele is very typical of Timorasso; mineral with notes of chamomile, ripe yellow plums,