2021 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Derthona

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  2/23/2024 - WineTally Likes this wine:

  100% Timorasso
  from 7.5 ha Sounth-West/South-East facing vineyards in Monleale and
  Colli Tortonesi at 250 m with clay/limestone soil and vines planted 5000/ha.
  Manual harvest at end of September.
  3-day cold maceration in steel tanks followed by a static decantation.
  25-day spontaneous fermentation in concrete tanks at 17° C.
  Refined in steel for 10 months plus 7 months in bottle.
  14% Abv.
  
  Background: Established by Bartolomeo Borgogno in 1761.
  Cesare Borgogno took charge in 1920. Renamed Giacomo Borgogno & Figli in 1967.
  Passed on to niece, Ida Boschis with her husband Franco and then
  two sons, Cesare and Giorgio.
  Acquired by the Farinetti family in 2008.
  Winemaker: Andrea Farinetti
  
  A(ccuracy)=2: Bright med gold/yellow. Glycerously fragrant varietal.
  B(alance)=2: Ripe fruit with adequate structure.
  C(omplexity)=2: Peach, pear, ripe citrus, herbs, cream.
  D(epth)=2: Suave mouthfeel. Full palate and finish.
  
  Wine Tally Score [2,2,2,2] = 8/10
  
  Distinctive and enticing.
  
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  3/2/2023 - peternelson Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Timorasso, very well-made, rich, glue and chalk, and long. Tre Bicchieri Tasting

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