Timorasso 'Brezza d'estate' I Carpini 2019

The Brezza d'Estate dei Carpini shows in liquid form the immense potential of Timorasso, joining structure and breadth to an almost Teutonic minerality. Cascina I Carpini is a beautiful reality set in the heart of the Tortonese area, which has decided to enhance local principle vines with interpretations that are at once genuine but centred. Here, in this handkerchief of land that has the peculiarity of being an equidistant point between four regions, Maddalena and Paolo embarked on their life project and, supported by a terroir with great potential, took over 10 hectares of vineyards in 1998. Plots with perfect exposures and the choice to conduct the vineyards organically precede a careful winemaking phase in which fermentations occur spontaneously and where maceration on the skins is used if necessary, although this does not detract from the finesse of the liquids. A range of products ranging from basic wines, simpler and more drinkable, to the Brezza, d'Estate precisely, a more complete and satisfying experience. For those seeking depth and elegance, this is the right bottle!

Brezza d'Estate white is made from pure Timorasso grapes, with a careful selection of grapes from a single vineyard called Brigitte and located at 400 meters on clay-limestone soils. Manual sorting of the bunches, and organic farming, precede the equally respectful and judicious winery practices. After careful destemming of the grapes, spontaneous fermentation of the must take place in steel containers. There is no clarification or filtration and ageing of the liquid, which takes place for 36 months in steel containers on fine lees, followed by a 24-month rest in the bottle.

Carpini Brezza d'Estate irradiates the goblet with its intense golden hue. An olfactory profile that it would be reductive to call broad and varied, given the amount of recognizable descriptors. There is wildflower honey, orange peel, toasted hazelnut, rubbed flint and raisins. Gradual in its expansion, it circuits those who approach it, intoxicating them. The tasting does not betray the promises made earlier and reveals a liquid where structure and generous extracts never become a limitation to taste development, so much so that it is capable of relaxing and lasting remarkably even after swallowing. Great Italian white, original but always measured.