# Piccolo Derthona (Giacomo Boveri)

> White, Colli Tortonesi DOC Derthona by [Giacomo Boveri](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/giacomo-boveri.md), Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/giacomo-boveri-piccolo-derthona).

- **Producer:** Giacomo Boveri
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Colli Tortonesi DOC Derthona
- **Grape:** Timorasso 100%
- **Production area:** Costa Vescovato (AL)
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Harvest:** Early September, by hand in boxes
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 2013, 250 m above sea level, 0.83 x 2.60 m spacing, Guyot training, 85 q/ha. Fertilised with organic-based products, green manure in alternate rows, mechanical weeding. Since 2019 the estate has followed the DTP Passione & Ragione sustainable viticulture protocol.
- **Vinification:** Soft pressing, clarification of the must, then alcoholic fermentation at a controlled 18 °C. After the first racking the wine rests on its fine lees for 5 to 6 months until bottling.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Derthona from the estate's young Timorasso vines in Costa Vescovato, rested on the lees for 5 to 6 months. The producer positions it as the 'petit' below the single-vineyard Derthonas.