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 Vintage2012 Label 1 of 11 
(NOTE: Label borrowed from 2014 vintage.)
TypeWhite
ProducerClaudio Mariotto (web)
VarietyTimorasso
DesignationPitasso
Vineyardn/a
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
SubRegionn/a
AppellationColli Tortonesi
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Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2021 (based on 20 user opinions)

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Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by forceberry on 3/30/2022 & rated 84 points: 100% organically farmed Timorasso from the Pitasso vineyard, where the average vine age is 30 years. Fermented spontaneously, aged for 12 months on the lees in stainless steel tanks. 14,5% alcohol.

Evolved, deep and quite concentrated burnished golden yellow color with a pale bronze core. Big, sweet and surprisingly evolved with somewhat oxidative aromas of toasty nuttiness, some orange marmalade, a little bit of hay, light rich notes of apple sauce, a hint of smoke and a touch of caramel. The wine is very evolved, oily and quite heavy on the palate with a full body and somewhat tertiary flavors of somewhat oxidative nuttiness, some bitter notes of phenolic spice, a little bit of ripe citrus fruits, light tangy notes of saline minerality, evolved nuances of candle wax and sorrel and a touch of apple peel bitterness. The high alcohol lends a somewhat noticeable streak of warmth to the palate and the overall feel is quite heavy and slightly tired, in part thanks to the soft medium-plus acidity and in part thanks to the waxy concentration brought by age. The finish is warm heavy and slightly sweet-toned with rich, subtly oxidative flavors of soft apricots, some honeyed tones, a little bit toasty nuttiness, light salty notes of sorrel, a hint of caramel and a touch of beeswax.

A very heavy, ripe and soft Timorasso that is already starting to fall apart. This is still quite enjoyable and the wine shows at times even quite nice tertiary complexity, but compared to any other Timorasso we tasted, this wine came across as pretty tired, clumsy and blowzy. It doesn't seem this will continue to age gracefully, so I heartily suggest opening any remaining bottles sooner rather than later. This wasn't one of the great vintages of Pitasso, obviously. I guess that at 17,80€ this might've been great value at some point, but not that much anymore. (992 views)
 Tasted by Steve.330i on 11/21/2020 & rated 92 points: best wine of the night. golden colour, fantastic oxidative development, olives pate mostly and saffron. Pasty mouth, chestnut honey, yellow fruits, mineral, fresh and extremely long (419 views)

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