# Derthona (Cantina San Matteo)

> White, Colli Tortonesi Timorasso DOC by [Cantina San Matteo](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantina-san-matteo.md), Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantina-san-matteo-derthona).

- **Producer:** Cantina San Matteo
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Colli Tortonesi Timorasso DOC
- **Grape:** Timorasso (Derthona) 100%
- **Production area:** Berzano di Tortona and Volpeglino, province of Alessandria
- **Soil:** Varies by site, generally limestone-clay
- **Exposure:** Varies, mostly south-west facing
- **Harvest:** September to October, by hand
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines more than 7 years old. Guyot. Yield 70 quintals per hectare. Low-yield vineyard care with frequent cleaning, green pruning, thinning and minimal chemical treatments.
- **Vinification:** Grapes are destemmed and cold-macerated on the skins for 2 to 3 days, then gently pressed. The free-run must ferments in steel tanks with periodic lees stirring (batonnage) for about 10 months in total.
- **Serving temperature:** 9 °C
- **Storage:** Store away from light in a cool, damp place at about 15 °C.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

A Timorasso from Berzano di Tortona and Volpeglino, 100% Derthona, 14% ABV, fermented and rested on lees in steel for about 10 months.

## Tasting notes

Still, intense yellow with greenish highlights; fine floral and fruity nose of acacia flower, peach and pear. Well balanced and persistent, fresh and savoury with good acidity. After 2 to 3 years in bottle, mineral notes become more marked.

## Food pairings

Raw meat (beef tartare), cured meats and cheese, cold and hot starters, first courses, white meats.