Claudio Mariotto Colli Tortonesi DOC Freisa 'Braghé' 2022 Nascetta liquorice and dark raspberry lift

liquorice and dark raspberry lift from the glass with hints of clove

The wine is fresh

high altitude vineyard in the Sierra de Los Agudos

Pressing is very slow and gentle followed by another 6 months ageing in the same vessel

Bottled on November 29

Claudio Mariotto Colli Tortonesi DOC Freisa 'Braghé' 2022 Nascetta liquorice and dark raspberry liftIf you could bottle an autumnal woodland stroll when the bramble fruits are in full ripeness and the moisture rises up from the undergrowth, bringing with it scents of wet leaves, mushrooms and earth, well you'd get pretty close to this Freisa from Claudio Mariotto. Sociovino Claudio Mariotto is the third generation of a family of farmers from Tortona, in the province of Alexandria less than an hour east of Asti. You know Mariotto as a Timorasso