Derthona Timorasso Colli Tortonesi DOC 2023

Braida di Giacomo Bologna | Piedmont
Braida di Bologna Giacomo S.r.l. | Strada Provinciale 27 9 | IT 14030 Rocchetta Tanaro

05060723 · 0,75 l · 32,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

When you say Braida, you mean Barbera. Ever since Giacomo Bologna proved in the 1980s that this underestimated grape variety can reach barrique maturity and world class, the name has been synonymous with the Piedmontese red wine revolution. Connoisseurs know that the family also produces white wines – but La Regina, Re di Fiori and the Asso di Fiori are deliberately labelled differently: Serra dei Fiori. This is the name of the vineyard near Trezzo Tinella in the Langhe, which the Bolognas acquired together with the Giacosa brothers in 1988. A separate terroir, a joint venture, a separate project. This makes what Giuseppe and Raffaella Bologna now dare to do all the more significant: the first white wine to bear the name Braida. Vinified not in the Langhe, but in the historic cellar of Rocchetta Tanaro – the heart of the estate. The grapes come from the Colli Tortonesi, the hills east of Alessandria, where the Timorasso has been rooted since the Middle Ages and was saved from extinction thanks to pioneers like Walter Massa.

Why this particular variety? Giuseppe Bologna puts it in a nutshell: "Timorasso is similar to the Barbera they love so much. Structure, depth, stubbornness, the ability to mature – and that expressive stubbornness that distinguishes great wines from pleasing ones. Steel preserves the tension, concrete and long contact with the fine lees provide depth and aromatic complexity. Stone fruit and citrus freshness, a hint of flint, carried by the mineral tautness that earned the Timorasso the nickname "white Barolo". A debut with the "sana follia" typical of Braida – healthy craziness typical of Braida. And a promise: The second vintage is already resting in the cellar, the third is already fermenting. SUPERIORE.DE