Vietti, "Timorasso" Colli Tortonesi Derthona, Piedmont, Italy, 2024

Overview of the Wine
Located in the heart of the Langhe hills, at the top of the village of Castiglione Falletto, the Vietti wine cellar was founded in the late 1800's by Carlo Vietti. The estate has gradually grown over the course of time, and today the vineyards include some of the most highly prized terroirs within the Barolo and Barbaresco winegrowing areaS. 

Although they have been making wine for four generations, the turning point came in the 1960's when Luciana Vietti married winemaker and art connoisseur Alfredo Currado, whose intuitions - from the production of one of the first Barolo crus (Rocche di Castiglione - 1961), through the single-varietal vinification of Arneis (1967) to the invention of Artist Labels (1974) - made him both symbol and architect of some of the most significant revolutions of the time. 

Alfredo’s intellectual, professional, and prospective legacy was taken up by Luca Currado Vietti (Luciana and Alfredo’s son) and his wife Elena, who contributed greatly to the success of the Vietti brand before their departure in 2023. In 2016 the historic winery was acquired by Krause family. Over the last seven year, they have added a number of prized crus to the estate’s holdings. In 2022 the winery was named Winery of the Year by Antonio Galloni of Vinous.

Vietti is universally recognized today as being one of the very finest Italian wine labels - by continuing along the path of the pursuit of quality, considered experimentation and working for expansion and consolidation internationally.

Winemaker
Kyle Krause

Grape / Blend
100% Timorasso

Origin
Piedmont, Italy

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
Clear, intense yellow color with green hues. On the nose fruit scents of pear and peach and floral nuances of acacia and hawthorn. Typical honey notes. After 2-3 years, the mineral notes are more intense and sometimes emphasized by the typical scent of hydrocarbon which refines the wine. On the palate the wine is dry, warm, soft, and very well balanced, without any edges. It has a long lingering finish with good fresh acidity.

93 Points - Vinous
The 2024 Timorasso is bright and focused in its first impression, before the wine's textural resonance and phenolic intensity fill out the mid-palate and finish. Lemon confit, white flowers, chamomile, sage and dried herbs build in the glass. All this needs is time, which is often very helpful for Timorasso in late-ripening vintages like 2024.

92 Points - Wine Advocate
The Vietti 2024 Colli Tortonesi Timorasso Derthona is a lovely wine that glides effortlessly across the palate with aromas of stone fruit, Golden Delicious apple and ripe melon. The wine shows a beautiful golden sheen and a creamy, layered mouthfeel with a salty, dusty mineral note that adds definition to the finish. Vinified in ceramic, stainless steel and wood from vineyards in Monleale, this is a Timorasso built for aging, a point the estate is keen to emphasize. 

Product Size: 750ml