{"id":130551,"date":"2026-10-23T14:22:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/?p=130551"},"modified":"2026-10-23T14:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:23:15","slug":"derthona-timorasso-2024-vintage-report-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/derthona-timorasso-2024-vintage-report-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Expressions of Derthona 2024 \u2013 Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Textural weight, acid drive, and aging capacity. The Rome tasting of Derthona on Tour reveals the multifaceted identity of an appellation at technical maturity: ten bottlings mapping the contemporary geography of Derthona Timorasso 2024 and decoding the rigor of the vintage.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Rome stop of Derthona on Tour 2026 at WEGil\u2014organized by the Consorzio Tutela Vini Colli Tortonesi<\/strong> in partnership with Vin\u00f2forum\u2014captures an appellation in full command of its craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Backed by a consolidation path set firmly on reaching 3.5 million bottles by 2027<\/strong>, the Tortona district proved its technical resilience against the challenging 2024 growing season. Relentless rain from February through mid-July, paired with high humidity and unseasonal heat, demanded swift vineyard interventions and severely reduced yields across several parcels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even under extreme weather pressure, Timorasso showed unmistakable mettle. Rigorous viticulture and precise cellar decisions turned a fraught season into an exercise in stylistic precision<\/strong>, yielding vertical, razor-sharp wines<\/strong>. The vintage confirms the grape’s core identity: a white built with the structural frame of an age-worthy red, driven by bracing acidity, a distinct saline core, and remarkable longevity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While cohesive, the appellation’s profile shifts noticeably with altitude, marl composition, and cellar regimen. The first five expressions of the 2024<\/strong> vintage chart the contemporary map of Derthona, stretching from Alto Monferrato to the traditonal ridges of Monleale, Costa Vescovato, and Montemarzino. Part two of our report will examine five additional interpretations of the vintage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Derthona Timorasso 2024: The First Five Expressions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sassaia \u2013 De Alessandrini<\/strong>
Derthona Colli Tortonesi Doc \u2013 Timorasso 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boveri Luigi<\/strong>
Derthona Colli Tortonesi Doc \u2013 Timorasso 2024 (Filari di Timorasso)

Vigneti Letizia<\/strong>
Derthona Colli Tortonesi Doc \u2013 Timorasso \u201cStappasogni\u201d 2024

Vigneti Massa<\/strong>
Derthona Colli Tortonesi Doc \u2013 Timorasso \u201cCosta del Vento\u201d 2024

Davico Stefano Wines<\/strong>
Derthona Colli Tortonesi Doc \u2013 Timorasso \u201cRegina\u201d 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sassaia \u2013 De Alessandrini | Derthona Colli Tortonesi Doc \u2013 Timorasso 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Terroir and Winery.<\/strong> In Capriata d\u2019Orba, among the hills of Alto Monferrato, UC Davis-trained winemaker Enrico de Alessandrini\u2014drawing on Ligurian-Piedmontese roots\u2014and his wife Ellen pair precision viticulture with a Burgundian sensibility. Consulting on the project is Pierre Naigeon, the respected Gevrey-Chambertin vigneron known for a purist approach and mastery of micro-vinification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certified under Italy’s SQNPI sustainable framework, the twenty-hectare estate<\/strong> sits atop an ancient seabed\u2014hence the name Sassaia (“rocky bed”). High-skeleton, mineral-rich soils impart structural depth and a pronounced saline spine to both native and international varieties (Timorasso, Dolcetto, Nebbiolo, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay). Leading the portfolio is Derthona Platinum, the flagship cru consistently praised by critics as one of Piedmont\u2019s benchmark whites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sourced from the Vigna Monleale parcel,<\/strong> the Derthona Colli Tortonesi Doc Timorasso 2024 shows a taut, vertical profile. Satellite-mapped and hand-harvested at dawn into 6-kg crates to keep the skins intact, the grapes are immediately chilled to 5 \u00b0C to lock in primary aromatics. Vinification involves gentle whole-cluster pressing, native-yeast fermentation, and nine months of aging in neutral Chassin French oak barriques to integrate oak influence with restraint. Racking follows the lunar calendar, clarifying the wine naturally without fining agents to preserve both structural integrity and aging potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tasting Notes.<\/strong> Brilliant straw yellow with subtle golden hues introduces a shifting, multi-layered nose. Opening notes of honey, white flowers, and white peach quickly give way to dried fruit, spice, eucalyptus, and a deep iodine undertone. Tense acidity drives a gripped, remarkably persistent palate, pointing to serious cellar longevity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sassaia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boveri Luigi | Derthona Colli Tortonesi Doc \u2013 Timorasso 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Terroir and Winery. <\/strong>Based in Montale Celli, a hamlet of Costa Vescovato, the estate led by Luigi Boveri and Germana Ciccotti\u2014alongside their children Francesco (the winemaker), Matteo, and Sara\u2014is a cornerstone of the appellation’s revival. Founded in 1987 with a first bottling in 1992, the winery produces roughly 80,000 bottles annually for domestic and export markets. Leading the line is the Derthona Filari di Timorasso<\/strong>, a benchmark of territorial fidelity awarded Tre Bicchieri by Gambero Rosso and Cinque Grappoli by Bibenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twenty-eight hectares <\/strong>of vines span several parcels across Costa Vescovato and neighboring municipalities. Across the 18 hectares planted to red varieties (Barbera for the Boccanera and Poggio delle Amarene crus, plus Croatina and Bonarda), clay-limestone soils build density and frame. Meanwhile, 10 hectares of white grapes (Timorasso, Cortese, and Moscato) root in calcareous marl\u2014prime ground for generating sapidity and longevity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guided by the conviction that wine is made in the vineyard, Luigi Boveri<\/strong> relies on strict, low-intervention practices: once pristine fruit reaches the cellar, winemaking simply channels its character. The technical protocol skips skin contact and cryo-maceration altogether, favoring straightforward white vinification followed by slow b\u00e2tonnage on the fine lees and bottling nearly twelve months post-harvest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tasting Notes.<\/strong> Intense, brilliant straw yellow destined to deepen into gold with bottle age. Fresh and composed on the nose, layering peach and bergamot over culinary herbs and a distinct briny, mineral streak. Broad, structured, and lingering on the palate, anchored by pinpoint acidity. Best served at 12 \u00b0C in medium-bowled stems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boveri Luigi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\r\n