# Derthona (Marchesi Alfieri)

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

- **Producer:** Marchesi Alfieri
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso
- **Grape:** Timorasso
- **Production area:** Colli Tortonesi
- **Harvest:** Hand-harvested in crates at the end of August
- **Vinification:** Grapes are cooled and whole bunches gently pressed. The must is clarified to obtain free-run juice, then ferments in temperature-controlled steel tanks for about 20 days. The wine ages on fine lees with batonnage for 9-10 months, is bottled during summer, and ages a further year in the bottle before release.
- **Serving temperature:** Serve at 10°C
- **Storage:** 0.75L format. About 5,000 bottles produced.
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-05



## Summary

Derthona is Marchesi Alfieri's 100% Timorasso, made from a native Piedmontese grape grown in the Colli Tortonesi.

## Tasting notes

Straw yellow with golden highlights. Complex aroma of apple and citrus, moving into tropical fruit and yellow flowers, with hydrocarbon and flint notes emerging as the wine ages in the bottle. Full-bodied and sapid on the palate, with a lively, persistent freshness.

## Food pairings

Piedmontese appetizers, fish courses, risotti, medium-aged cheese.