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Our resident vintner Eugenio Ciccarelli<br />
introduces us to Terrific Timorasso<br />
The wine guide<br />
In the mid 90’s I agreed to do my final dissertation at Turin University on a rare grape variety on the brink of<br />
extinction, which a few viticulturists (Walter Massa in particular) were trying to revive: Timorasso.<br />
With my second-hand Citroen AX, I drove around the hills<br />
surrounding Tortona town in the region of Piedmont (in the<br />
Northwest of Italy) working with local wine producers to better<br />
understand the oenological characteristics of the then, literally<br />
unknown wine, and draw its sensorial profile.<br />
What I stumbled upon was one of the most interesting and<br />
exciting Italian white grape varieties, able to produce truly<br />
terrific wines with a high level of acidity and concentration<br />
and a great ageing potential. For its level of complexity and<br />
intensity, the Timorasso wine style, in fact, is more similar to<br />
some outstanding French whites (Viognier, Chenin Blancs) than<br />
their Italian counterparts.<br />
to replant this<br />
ancient grape as<br />
well as and the<br />
quality of the<br />
resulting wines<br />
being widely<br />
recognised and<br />
often receiving<br />
important<br />
awards,<br />
Timorasso can still be considered a rarity around the world, especially in<br />
the UK.<br />
Vinarius, in its continuous search for the underdogs - small producers,<br />
little known appellations or rare grape varieties that can deliver great<br />
quality wines at an affordable price - couldn’t miss this old and reliable<br />
friend and we've just started an exclusive collaboration with one of the<br />
best producers: Luigi Boveri (pictured).<br />
His winemaking interpretation of Timorasso enhances the purity and<br />
full character of the grape: skin contact maceration followed by a lees<br />
ageing and “battonage”, and with strictly no oak ageing. The “Filari<br />
di Timorasso” shows a bright, golden colour with grapefruit, apricot,<br />
honeycomb, white flowers and a touch of nuttiness that form an intense<br />
aromatic profile. Powerful & fresh on the palate with an attractive<br />
minerality and an incredibly long finish. A wine that can be enjoyed now<br />
or cellared for another five years. A must for any wine lover!<br />
Things have changed dramatically in the last two<br />
decades and from less than 20 acres in the 90’s there<br />
are now around 370 acres of total Timorasso vineyards.<br />
But despite<br />
the fact that<br />
more wineries<br />
have decided<br />
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