# Timorasso (Oltretorrente)

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

- **Producer:** Oltretorrente
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso
- **Grape:** Timorasso 100%
- **Production area:** Paderna; Rampone and Simonelli parcels (importer)
- **Soil:** Calcareous limestone (silty calcareous per importer)
- **Exposure:** North
- **Vineyard planting:** New vineyards and a 20-year-old vineyard. Importer: Rampone and Simonelli parcels, 2 hectares, planted 1996 to 2016 at 300 m.
- **Vinification:** No destemming, soft pressing of whole bunches, then about 10 months of ageing in concrete tanks. Importer: spontaneous fermentation in concrete, no malolactic fermentation, on the fine lees.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Pure Timorasso from north-facing young vineyards, whole-bunch pressed and aged about ten months in concrete. The producer's sheet also calls it Derthona.