Admittedly, I don't know much about Timorasso and I haven't had other expressions of the grape to compare it to, but I thought this was a lovely wine. Herbaceous, with a slightly bitter finish. Reminded me of gruner, or a leaner style of pinot gris, though the timorasso was less upfront with its fruitiness. Pithy stone fruits and minerality. Nectarine, bitter almond, chervil. On first opening, it had quite a funny (unpleasant) nose, but after decanting for ~1hr, it blew off and opened nicely. Paired very well with homemade pesto. I think there may be some aging potential here, so I'll be a while before I open my last bottle.
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This was my first experience with Timorasso, knowingly at least. I will not be rushing out to get more. Has a strange, almost oxidative quality. Not crisp enough for my tastes. Will revisit this evening with different food and see if I missed something, but at the moment rather meh.
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This was much better with our food pairing (sausage and ravioli in red sauce). The oxidative notes I mentioned last time were not present this time: deep honeyed almond, sea salt, good minerality. On the palate, more of the same, and wonderful savory note. Great density and long finish.
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just gold. nose with flat dough, mineral earth, and pear skins. medium body with medium plus acidity. faintly honeyed with a lemon peel, unripe pear flesh, and strongly mineral flavor. sour end with a medium length finish.
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Annual Tasting Group Holiday Party (I Nonni, St. Paul, MN): Light gold color. Small glass over an hour. Lacquer nose, lemon, oxidative, stone fruits. The palate is a little oily and full with good acidity, oxidative, citrus, fusil, stone. I enjoyed this quite a bit. 89+ to 90pts.
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I think this is a lovely, dry white wine. A worthy alternative to Chablis with good acidity and mineral notes to complement the pear and melon fruit. Stands up to some spicy seafood as well.
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Not bad. Some oxidative bruised apple, and then loads of sea salt and sea breeze. On the palate, rather savory, with more salt and more oxidative notes. Definitely needs the right food pairing...reminded me of a hureau saumur blanc a bit, maybe also slightly of aligote in the savory aspects.
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1/17/2021 - jsherdc Likes this wine: 91 Points
Rich, full bodied, some fruit on the attack then slightly bitter grassy finish. The love child of chenin blanc and Sauvignon blanc?
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8/30/2020 - sethebarlow Likes this wine: 90 Points
Admittedly, I don't know much about Timorasso and I haven't had other expressions of the grape to compare it to, but I thought this was a lovely wine. Herbaceous, with a slightly bitter finish. Reminded me of gruner, or a leaner style of pinot gris, though the timorasso was less upfront with its fruitiness. Pithy stone fruits and minerality. Nectarine, bitter almond, chervil. On first opening, it had quite a funny (unpleasant) nose, but after decanting for ~1hr, it blew off and opened nicely. Paired very well with homemade pesto. I think there may be some aging potential here, so I'll be a while before I open my last bottle.
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6/11/2020 - jsherdc Likes this wine: 92 Points
Rich Like a Rhône White , but balanced and crispy enough. Love it. 92/93
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5/26/2020 - sleepyhaus wrote:
This was my first experience with Timorasso, knowingly at least. I will not be rushing out to get more. Has a strange, almost oxidative quality. Not crisp enough for my tastes. Will revisit this evening with different food and see if I missed something, but at the moment rather meh.
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4/13/2020 - Aravind Asok wrote:
This was much better with our food pairing (sausage and ravioli in red sauce). The oxidative notes I mentioned last time were not present this time: deep honeyed almond, sea salt, good minerality. On the palate, more of the same, and wonderful savory note. Great density and long finish.
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3/11/2020 - bps2266 wrote:
just gold. nose with flat dough, mineral earth, and pear skins. medium body with medium plus acidity. faintly honeyed with a lemon peel, unripe pear flesh, and strongly mineral flavor. sour end with a medium length finish.
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2/17/2020 - davidspieker wrote: 89 Points
Good acidity with pear, melon, and mineral fruit flavors.
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12/30/2019 - robmillis Likes this wine: 90 Points
Bright with pear, apple. Fuller than expected, not too hot, not too fruity. Great summer wine, but good anytime. Lovely.
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12/20/2019 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
Annual Tasting Group Holiday Party (I Nonni, St. Paul, MN): Light gold color. Small glass over an hour. Lacquer nose, lemon, oxidative, stone fruits. The palate is a little oily and full with good acidity, oxidative, citrus, fusil, stone. I enjoyed this quite a bit. 89+ to 90pts.
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10/5/2019 - Snoski62 Likes this wine: 89 Points
I think this is a lovely, dry white wine. A worthy alternative to Chablis with good acidity and mineral notes to complement the pear and melon fruit. Stands up to some spicy seafood as well.
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1/13/2019 - Aravind Asok wrote:
Not bad. Some oxidative bruised apple, and then loads of sea salt and sea breeze. On the palate, rather savory, with more salt and more oxidative notes. Definitely needs the right food pairing...reminded me of a hureau saumur blanc a bit, maybe also slightly of aligote in the savory aspects.
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