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Azienda Agricola La Spinetta
La Spinetta's Derthona is 100% Timorasso from the Colli Tortonesi hills, steel-fermented and rested seven months on its lees. Fire-stone minerality, orange blossom, grapefruit and hazelnut ride a bracing acidity built to cellar a decade.
Fire stone, orange blossom and hazelnut define the official La Spinetta bouquet, while drinkers on Vivino flag citrus and green-apple freshness most often across 4,650 ratings.
The official La Spinetta bouquet leads on fire stone and orange blossom, with hazelnut and a resinous, waxy edge. On Vivino, drinkers reach most often for citrus, lemon and grapefruit, lifted by green apple and a stony minerality. The 2024 shows honey and yellow apple as it opens.
Grapefruit
Lemon
Acacia
Apricot
White peach
Flint
Wet stones
Almond
HazelnutsSteel fermentation and seven months on the lees build a savoury, saline mid-palate with a glycerin-rich texture in place of oak. Grapefruit and ripe peach carry through, framed by 6.2 g/l of total acidity that keeps the 13% alcohol taut. Hawthorn and a bitter-almond grip give the wine its Timorasso backbone.
Long and clean, closing on fire-stone minerality and a saline, nutty echo.
A serious, dry Colli Tortonesi white that 4,650 Vivino raters score 4.0, with the 2021 ranked in the top 2% of all wines. La Spinetta's revival of near-extinct Timorasso rewards five to ten years of cellaring over a casual pour.
Two UK merchants, greatwine.co.uk and 8wines, list the 2024 between roughly £20 and £28, fair for a steel-aged Timorasso that holds a decade.
Scored on food friendliness, value, cellar potential and everyday appeal, this dry Colli Tortonesi white reads as a structured, food-first Piedmont bottle.
High 6.2 g/l acidity, saline minerality and real body make it one of Italy's most food-flexible whites, from crab to roast veal.
At £20 to £28 for a 90-point single-region Timorasso that ages a decade, it sits below the going rate for comparable Piedmont whites.
Bracing 6.2 g/l acidity and lees-built structure carry it five to ten years toward kerosene and honey, though there is no oak or mandated ageing.
La Spinetta's name and Timorasso's rarity give it dinner-party credibility, even if a white DOC sits below a Barolo for grand occasions.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Colli Tortonesi denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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The 2024 pours bright golden yellow with golden citrus, ripe peach, honey and a waxy edge, carrying 13% alcohol over 6.2 g/l of acidity.
A cooler 2024 growing season in the Colli Tortonesi gave the Derthona bright 6.2 g/l acidity and a taut, citrus-and-stone-fruit profile that Vivino raters flag as a top year. Drink from 2025 through the early 2030s as the wax and kerosene notes emerge.
A cooler 2024 growing season in the Colli Tortonesi gave the Derthona bright 6.2 g/l acidity and a taut, citrus-and-stone-fruit profile that Vivino raters flag as a top year. Drink from 2025 through the early 2030s as the wax and kerosene notes emerge.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Timorasso nearly vanished after phylloxera. La Spinetta's revival from the Montemarzino and Montegioco vineyards, hand-tended at 350 to 400 metres on calcareous marl, is what sits behind the price.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Colli Tortonesi is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Colli Tortonesi falls within Piedmont , covering Piedmont.
La Spinetta replanted a grape that all but vanished after phylloxera; low-yielding Timorasso on calcareous marl at 350 to 400 metres carries a scarcity premium over common Piedmont whites.
Extended lees-ageing in temperature-controlled steel plus four months in bottle before release ties up cellar space and labour on every vintage.
Fermenting and ageing in stainless steel rather than French barriques keeps cooperage cost out of the price, unlike an oaked white of similar ambition.
The Rivetti name, built on Barbaresco and Barolo since 1977, lifts the Derthona above an unknown Colli Tortonesi grower selling the same grape at the same quality.
At 2026 HMRC rates a still wine under 15% carries £2.67 excise duty, and 20% VAT adds about £4 on a £24 bottle, close to £7 of tax before the merchant's margin.
With greatwine.co.uk and 8wines both listing the 2024, UK pricing stays in a £20 to £28 band rather than a single-importer markup.
Dishes that complement this wine
The wine's 6.2 g/l acidity and savoury, saline palate bridge to rich fish, white meat and Piedmontese vitello tonnato.
This is a hometown match: the saline, savoury Timorasso meets the caper-and-tuna sauce of vitello tonnato on its own terms. The wine's 6.2 g/l acidity cuts the mayonnaise-rich sauce while its body carries the cold veal.
Try with: Vitello tonnato · Veal in tuna sauce · Roast veal · Cold cuts · More pairings →
Timorasso's bracing acidity and stony, saline palate slice through buttery fish and sweet crab meat, while its real body stands up to the richness. The mineral backbone echoes the brine rather than fighting it.
Try with: Crab · Grilled sea bass · Fish soup · Prawns · More pairings →
The glycerin-rich, lees-built texture matches a creamy saffron risotto weight for weight, and the high acidity keeps each forkful fresh. Stone fruit and hazelnut notes flatter the buttery, savoury base.
Try with: Risotto alla Milanese · Seafood risotto · Mushroom risotto · More pairings →
Crisp, fried batter needs acidity to reset the palate, and the Derthona's 6.2 g/l delivers it. The wine's saline lift mirrors a squeeze of lemon over fritto misto or tempura.
Try with: Tempura · Fritto misto · Fried calamari · Salt-and-pepper squid · More pairings →
A structured white with grip handles herb-roasted poultry and pork better than a light, simple white. The savoury, nutty palate runs alongside crisp skin and pan juices.
Try with: Roast chicken · Roast pork · Pork loin · Guinea fowl · More pairings →
The Derthona is bone-dry with no residual sugar, so fierce chilli heat turns its 13% alcohol harsh rather than refreshing. Sweet desserts leave its mineral, citrus palate sour, and dense red-meat braises want a tannin this white cannot give.
Skip with: Vindaloo · Sichuan hotpot · Chocolate tart · Beef short rib · Pairing guide →
With 6.2 g/l total acidity and no oak to fade, the Derthona holds five to ten years, deepening toward kerosene and honeyed minerality.
Peak around 2030. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
Bracing 6.2 g/l acidity and lees-built structure carry it five to ten years toward kerosene and honey, though there is no oak or mandated ageing.
£16.36 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumA white from the revived Timorasso grape in the Colli Tortonesi of Piedmont, a variety prized for structure and ageing.
A textured, mineral white of yellow stone fruit, citrus, herbs and a waxy, honeyed depth that grows with age.
Rich fish, white meats, risotto and mature cheese.
Timorasso is famous for ageing and often improves over five to ten years.
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