Castello di Tassarolo ORSOLA Gavi DOCG 2024 (750ml) Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux

Castello di Tassarolo ORSOLA Gavi DOCG 2024 (750ml) Blaye - Côtes de BordeauxCortese is one of the top whites of Northern Italy in our book. Ran by Massimiliana Spinola and Henry Finzi Constantine, LAzienda Vitivinicola Castello di Tassarolo is situated in the commune of Tassarolo in the heart of Gavi in Piedmont and consists of 20 hectares of vineyards that surrounds the winery. The Spinola family, who has inhabited the castle in Tassarolo in some form or another since 250 AD, has been making wine from these vines since the

black plum

The fruit is then checked again on a second table

with light tannins and great elegance

fruity and very aromatic

The terroir of Montrachet is a notable exception because its brown soils

and it is also the base for our txakoli

without being in the least austere

The name “PrimoAntico” is a fusion between Primo (as Primitivo grape) and Antico (antique in Italian) to emphasize the ancient Roman tradition of growing Primitivo grape in this area

That and the tangy

before being bottled for secondary fermentation

The silky structure is developing well and the wine should be ready to drink from 2024

allowing only brief glimpses of green apple to peep through