# Piccolo Derthona (Cantina di Tortona)

> White, Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso by [Cantina di Tortona](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantina-di-tortona.md), Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantina-di-tortona-piccolo-derthona).

- **Producer:** Cantina di Tortona
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso
- **Grape:** Timorasso
- **Production area:** Avolasca, Viguzzolo, Sarezzano and the Vho hamlet of Tortona
- **Soil:** Clay-limestone soil
- **Exposure:** East to southeast, 250 m above sea level
- **Harvest:** Around 20 September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training, 10 buds per plant, 4,200 vines per hectare
- **Vinification:** Hand harvested around 20 September with a 6 hour cryomaceration under inert atmosphere, fermented at controlled temperature, then aged 6 months on fine lees with constant stirring.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

Piccolo Derthona is Cantina di Tortona's young, immediate expression of Timorasso, made from newly planted vines between Viguzzolo, Tortona and Sarezzano and closed with a screw cap to preserve its aromatic freshness.

## Tasting notes

Bright, deep straw yellow. Fresh citrus, white flowers, aromatic herbs and a clear mineral imprint on the nose, with emerging notes of ripe apricot and pineapple leading toward flint. Crisp, fresh and vertical on the palate, with lively acidity, great cleanliness and a long, savoury, crunchy finish, with returns of lemon, green apple and flint.