# Derthona (Voerzio Martini)

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

- **Producer:** Voerzio Martini
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso
- **Grape:** Timorasso 100%
- **Soil:** Silty limestone. Altitude 350 m.
- **Exposure:** South East (Italian page; English page says South West to West)
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 1990, Guyot training, 5,000 vines per hectare. About two manual green harvests thin the crop.
- **Vinification:** Hand harvest in small crates. 12 hours of cold cryomaceration on the crushed grapes with dry ice, then alcoholic fermentation in autoclave at 15 to 16 C to limit contact with oxygen. Post-fermentation operations under nitrogen.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Timorasso from the Colli Tortonesi, 100% Timorasso planted in 1990 on silty limestone at 350 m, fermented cold in autoclave.

## Tasting notes

Intense straw yellow. Ample, rich, full-bodied nose with pear, peach, acacia flowers and honey; with bottle age more complex hydrocarbon notes emerge. Warm, soft and well balanced between high alcohol and organic acids, rich in fruit and well structured, with long ageing potential.