Cordero San Giorgio Tiamat Pinot Nero Oltrepo Pavese DOC 2023

Oltrepo Pavese DOC, the region and its surrounding areas are at the Northern foothills of Apennines. More commonly known as a location to produce high quality traditional method sparkling wines, locally known as “metodo classico”. However some local Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are also increasingly used to make exceptional still wines, especially the Pinot Noir. For Cordero San Giorgio, its Pinot vineyards are located in Santa Giuletta and are characterized by clayey soil mainly. The average age of the vines is 30 years old, and the training system is guyot.

The winery’s vineyard area extends for about 20 hectares subdivided into small plots. The parcels of Pinot Noir are harvested and vinified separately, following different processes in order to enhance the characteristics of the terroir. The grapes are de-stemmed, but not pressed to keep the grape intact and on about 10% of the mass. Then the must proceeds with the whole-cluster vinification. Cold pre-fermentative maceration is done before the alcoholic fermentation which occurs in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature with short pumping overs daily.

At the end of the fermentation, the wine is racked, and the malolactic fermentation is done part in stainless steel tanks and part in barriques. The wine is held about 9 months between barriques and stainless steel tanks until close to bottling, and then it rests for at least 6 months before release.

Tiamat is a primordial sea goddess and symbol of chaos in ancient Mesopotamian mythology. In modern illustrations, it is often depicted as a multi-headed dragon.