# Derthona (Mandirola)

> White, Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso by [Mandirola](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/mandirola.md), Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/mandirola-derthona).

- **Producer:** Mandirola
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso
- **Grape:** Timorasso 100%
- **Soil:** Clay over grey limestone
- **Exposure:** Southwest facing slopes, 300 m a.s.l.
- **Harvest:** End of September to beginning of October, hand picked into baskets
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training, plant density of 4,000 vines per hectare, vines around 30 years old, yield of 6,000 kg per hectare
- **Vinification:** Gentle grape pressing, temperature controlled fermentation and refinement on fine lees for at least 12 months. Alcohol 13-14% by volume.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-29


## Summary

Classic Timorasso from Mandirola, bottled after gentle pressing and at least twelve months of refinement on fine lees. A potent, balanced and harmonious wine with marked notes of freshness and acidity.

## Tasting notes

Medium intensity straw yellow colour. Intense, persistent bouquet with traces of fruit and flowers, smooth and elegant with mineral ending scents. Typical, mineral flavour on the palate with hints of mature plum and toasted almond at the end.

## Food pairings

Suitable for the whole meal, it excels with tasty and cured cheese, and is an elegant support to white meat, pate and vegetarian dishes, as well as Piemontese white truffle.