Winery SassaiaTimorasso Colli Tortonesi
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with lean fish, shellfish or mature and hard cheese.
Taste structure of the Timorasso Colli Tortonesi from the Winery Sassaia
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Timorasso Colli Tortonesi of Winery Sassaia in the region of Piedmont is a powerful.
Food and wine pairings with Timorasso Colli Tortonesi
Pairings that work perfectly with Timorasso Colli Tortonesi
Original food and wine pairings with Timorasso Colli Tortonesi
The Timorasso Colli Tortonesi of Winery Sassaia matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pasta with chicken and curry, risotto of the sea or salted cake with bacon, comté and onion.
Details and technical informations about Winery Sassaia's Timorasso Colli Tortonesi.
Discover the grape variety: Pascal Blanc
Supple, low-acid whites with a pale golden robe and an ample palate, with discreet signature aromas of white fruit (apple, pear) and light floral notes. Confidential heritage profile. Almost extinct, preserved in the Domaine de Vassal collections (INRAE), bearing witness to the ampelographic richness of pre-phylloxera Provence. Autochthonous Provençal white variety, once grown in the Var and Bouches-du-Rhône.
Informations about the Winery Sassaia
The Winery Sassaia is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Colli Tortonesi to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Colli Tortonesi
Southeastern Piedmont DOC around Tortona, marl-limestone soils. Signature Timorasso as white king (native saved by Walter Massa in the 1980s): structured and mineral with yellow peach, apricot, candied citrus, honey, herbs, almond and a petrol touch at maturity, taut palate and long ageing — nicknamed "Barolo bianco". Historic Barbera in red: juicy and fresh (cherry, plum, spices). Also supple Dolcetto, spicy Freisa, fleshy Croatina.
The wine region of Piedmont
Kingdom of Nebbiolo: Barolo and Barbaresco DOCG, long-ageing reds with firm tannins and lively acidity, complex aromas of withered rose, sour cherry, tar, truffle and undergrowth. More accessible, tangy Barbera on red fruit, supple, crisp Dolcetto. Sweet, floral sparkling Moscato d'Asti, mineral, lemony Gavi (Cortese) white, round, almondy Arneis from Roero. 50,000 ha across the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato, UNESCO.
The word of the wine: Sweet
Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.
