Timorasso may be an Italian grape variety you have not experienced, but it is definitely worth your attention. This wine from the 2022 vintage has a bright yellow color with light golden highlights, and Meyer lemon aromas with notes of vanilla, orange zest. It is rich and round, with a lightly viscous texture in the mouth, elegantly balanced by piquant acidity. It has the structure and intensity of flavors to stand up to a veal piccata. In Native Grapes of Italy, author Ian D’Agata notes that the best wines made from the Timorasso grape “are some if Italy’s most unique, interesting white wines.” Time to see for yourself!
La Spinetta, Colli Tortonesi DOC (Piedmont, Italy) Timorasso 2021
By Rebecca Murphy