White
Piccolo Derthona
By Vigneti Repetto, Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy
Timorasso from younger vines with a shorter rest on the lees, made for freshness.
Tasting notes
Floral and citrus notes, minerality and freshness. Made from younger vineyards, so lighter in structure than Derthona Quadro, with a shorter rest on the lees.
Pairs well with
Grilled fish, white meats and fried vegetables; suited to an aperitif.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso
- Grape
- Timorasso 100%
- Production area
- Sarezzano, 260 to 320 m above sea level
- Soil
- Clay-limestone
- Exposure
- Various
- Harvest
- First ten days of September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 4,400 vines per hectare, planted in various years
- Vinification
- Soft pressing and fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel; 5 months in steel with weekly batonnage, then 6 to 7 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 10 to 12 C
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