Cascina Penna-Currado 'Derthona' Timorasso, 2023 gin a red grape

a red grape

like Délice de Bourgogne or Brillat-Savarin

made for tapas and time in the sun

and dont ease up on the spice

the Lieu-dit Pfoeller is a restrained beauty

Cascina Penna-Currado 'Derthona' Timorasso, 2023 gin a red grape100% Timorasso, what could be the greatest Italian white grape variety. Cascina Penna Currado's only white wine sees a brief skin maceration and fermentation which is unusual for the grape Timorasso, often compared to dry Rieslings from Alsace or the Pfalz. The winemaking here is only employed to add depth of texture without oxidation, and the juice is subsequently aged in stainless steel and amphora. The wine has a mineral backbone like no other