Claudio Mariotto Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso Cru ‘Bricco San Michele’ 2023 three-dark-horses solids and different yeast strains

solids and different yeast strains

For the Solera Reserva

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

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

this wine presents a light golden yellow hue

Claudio Mariotto Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso Cru ‘Bricco San Michele’ 2023 three-dark-horses solids and different yeast strainsBricco 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,