2021 Oltretorrente Colli Tortonesi Timorasso, Piedmont, Italy Castello di Montegrosso and creating an amber brother

and creating an amber brother to our dear Běl & Nach liters was kind of a no-brainer

we farm Cabernet Sauvignon clones 412

The Pinot Noir fermented as whole bunches

Spontaneous fermentation

Despite its recognizable varietal character and its purity of fruit

2021 Oltretorrente Colli Tortonesi Timorasso, Piedmont, Italy Castello di Montegrosso and creating an amber brother100% Timorasso from the north facing vineyard parcels of Rampone and Simonelli (2 hectares total), planted between 1996 and 2016 at 300m on silty calcareous soils. Harvest was between September 17th and 19th at yields of 4,000 kg hectare (about 24 hl ha) The grapes are whole cluster pressed. Fermentation was spontaneous with temperature control in concrete vats. In this vintage, malolactic was completed. Aged in concrete for 9 months on the fine lees.