{"title":"Oltretorrente | Piedmont","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Chiara Penati harvesting grapes in the Oltretorrente Vineyards\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Collection_Banner_0ce4b467-808c-45ac-9f80-2deb6617c18f.jpg?v=1645972013\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocated in Paderna, in the Tortonesi Hills, Oltretorrente was founded in 2010 by Chiara Penati and her husband Michele Conoscente. The name Oltretorrente means “Beyond the Stream,” in reference to the Scrivia, a tributary of the Po River. Their original purchase of wine cellar and 5ha of vineyards was augmented by two hectares of 90+ year old vineyards, belonging to elderly neighbours, which they jumped in to save from being uprooted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey farm their land organically, but use some biodynamic methods as well. Since they acquired the vineyards, they have worked to restore natural soil fertility by planting grass in soils that were hoed for many years; they did a thorough analysis of the soils of their 10 different parcels to determine which plants are the most beneficial to these sites. They harvest the fruit from each of their parcels separately to preserve the characteristics of each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, macerations and ageing are not standardised and change depending on what the vintage gives them. In general, however, for the white wines they put whole bunches into the pneumatic press instead of de-stemming before pressing; there is no skin maceration and malolactic is not necessarily a given. For the reds, they harvest late to ensure full ripeness, and long macerations follow. For both whites and reds, ageing is always on the lees to increase the complexity and stability of wines in a natural way.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"oltretorrente-timorasso-colli-tortonesi","title":"Oltretorrente Timorasso Colli Tortonesi 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eTimorasso is an ancient Piedmontese grape variety that was on the verge of extinction in the 1980s. It was carefully revived by Walter Massa of Vigneti Massa and now enjoys a resurgence in dry white wine displaying similarities to a really good, unoaked Chardonnay - richly textured with a buttery note and stone fruit on the palate. The Oltretorrente Timorasso is straw-yellow in colour and has a delicate and elegant bouquet. The palate is full and rich, but at the same time savoury and typically mineral. Crispness makes it lively, drinkable and very long.[#intro]On the verge of extinction, Timorasso is now one of Italy's most exciting wines...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oltretorrente","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39804267364419,"sku":"A21OLTRETORRENTETIMO","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/TimorassoBottle.jpg?v=1645976683"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Collection_Image_ee94ba86-0cf8-4953-a09e-edc17fcadf88.jpg?v=1645972146","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/oltretorrente-piedmont.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}