Cordero San Giorgio Oltrepo Pavese Pinot Nero Tiamat 2023 750mL
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- Producer
- Cordero San Giorgio
- Country
- Italy
- Type
- Wine
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Size
- 750 mL
Description
Organic, sustainable Pinot Nero from Oltrepò Pavese, Lombardy, Italy
Tiamat is the mother of the whole cosmos, the primordial goddess of the oceans and salt waters, and is depicted in traditional iconography as a dragon. Named for the legend of St. George and the dragon, three of San Giorgio's wines reference mythical dragons and the concept of curiosity, challenging the unknown and triumphing in discovery and knowledge, all experiences that parallel the journey of the Cordero siblings.
Producer Info:
Cordero San Giorgio is a new beginning for three siblings who grew up surrounded by vines and winemaking in Piedmonte. Francesco, Lorenzo, and Caterina Cordero have partnered to take over Tenuta San Giorgio after the previous owner had no viable succession. Their family heritage and extensive work and study abroad led them to the Oltrepò Pavese to achieve their vision in 2019.
The estate has 22 hectares of land in total. 20 hectares of vineyards are planted between 200m - 250m to Pinot Nero, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Croatina, and Barbera. All work in the vineyard is carried out according to organic principles since July 2019 with the official organic conversion beginning in July 2021.
Production Info:
Part of the grapes are de-stemmed but not pressed in order to keep the grapes intact. 10% of the grapes proceed with whole-cluster vinification. Cold maceration precedes temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel tanks with short pump-overs carried out daily. At the end of the fermentation, the wine is racked, and malolactic fermentation takes place in stainless-steel tanks. The wine ages in French oak barriques and stainless-steel tanks for several months. Then the single parcels are blended, bottled, and released after resting at least 4 months.