Cordero San Giorgio
Cordero San Giorgio - 'Tiamat', Pinot Nero, Oltrepò Pavese DOC, Italy (2022)
Cordero San Giorgio - 'Tiamat', Pinot Nero, Oltrepò Pavese DOC, Italy (2022)
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TASTING NOTES
Red-fruited aromas, especially cherries and small red berries, along with notes of undergrowth and a slight spiciness. Fresh with light sapidity, and pleasant soft tannins on the palate.
| REGION | Italy > Oltrepò Pavese |
| GRAPE(S) |
Pinot Nero
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| VINTAGE | 2022 |
| FORMAT | 750ml Bottle |
| ABV | 12.5% |
| FEATURES | Sustainable, Vegan-Friendly |
| SCALE | Dry |
Cordero San Giorgio is a new beginning in Oltrépo-Pavese for three siblings who grew up surrounded by their family’s vines at the legendary Vietti Estate in Castiglione Falletto in Barolo. The siblings Francesco, Lorenzo, and Caterina Cordero, are grandchildren of Luciana Vietti & Alfredo Currado, one of the pioneers of the first Barolo crus and considered the “father of Arneis.” Their father is Mario Cordero, Alfredo and Luciana’s son-in-law, who was the company’s co-owner from the beginning of the ‘80s until 2016 when it was sold.
The Oltrepò Pavese is a hilly triangle of land in Lombardy, embraced by Piedmont, Liguria, and Emilia-Romagna. A territory dedicated to the cultivation of vines and the culture of wine for centuries: a land of both cultural and gastronomic encounter and exchange. Cordero San Giorgio is in the town of Santa Giuletta, and focuses on working with Pinot Nero, Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay.
Tiamat is a Pinot Nero that is an expression of finesse. Elegant aromas and delicate on the palate.
In Europe, Italy is the fourth largest producer of Pinot Nero, with more than 5,000 hectares of vineyards. Lombardy is the main producing region, holding over half of the national surface. In particular, the Oltrepò Pavese is the Lombard territory that hosts the most hectares of pinot nero, making it the third largest production area in the world after Champagne and Burgundy.
The story of the success of pinot nero in Oltrepò Pavese dates back to the 19th century, as the first plantings of the vine in Oltrepò land date back to the second half of the 1800s in Rocca de' Giorgi. The soil composition plays an essential role for each wine, as it is the purest expression of the territory from which it originates. The varied texture of the soil of Oltrepò, rich in marl, limestone, galestro, and chalk, offers many terroirs different from each other.
The Tiamat Pinot Nero comes from 9 different parcels of pinot nero that surround the winery. Each plot is vinified and aged separately until bottling. Half of the grapes ferment in stainless steel, while the other half goes into 2/3-year-old barriques. It then ages for about 9 months, and stays in bottle for another 9 months before release.
