Reis Derthona Colli Tortonesi Timorasso, 2021

100% Timorasso, from the windy hills of Colli Tortonesi in Piedmont. Pair with a Piedmontese Hunter chicken, cooked with capers, mushrooms, chicken stock, cream, and other hearty, savory ingredients. This is the third vintage of a project started by six friends, who have all had their hands in the Piedmontese wine industry for a handful of years. Rèis means roots in the local dialect and was chosen to represent the winery's interconnection with the land. The fruit is purchased from a young farmer, whose priority was all types of fruit and not just grapes, but who understood the winery's objectives. The wine is reminiscent of a more herbaceous Alsatian Riesling on the nose, with a fuller body, spicy herbaceousness, and lychee, citrus zest and mint on the palate.