Francesco Iandolo: with Derthona back to the earth
Artisanal wines made from Timorasso grapes that tell the story of my reconnection with nature.
As Seen On
concept
I didn’t start from the land, but I’ve always loved it. I chose it because at some point in my life I felt a deep need to re-establish a slow connection with nature. I decided to dedicate myself to wine and, more broadly, to a deep inner exploration.
Wine is waiting, it’s the ability to listen to and respect the rhythms of nature.
Wine is intuition, it’s a gradual learning process which takes place first in the vineyard and then in the cellar.
Wine is a union of minds and hearts, it’s the perception that the whole is not merely the sum of its parts.
The main value at the base of our project is essentiality: we follow a production philosophy of subtraction, by limiting to a minimum any intervention in the vineyard and in the cellar, in order to describe the reality as it appears to us, without any forcing, and in order to make our wines as unique as the conditions in which they were born.
Terroir
The unspoiled territory of Colli Tortonesi is located at the southeastern extremity of Piedmont, between Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, and Liguria. The influence of the nearby Mediterranean Sea, the winds from the Appennino Piacentino, and the clay-limestone nature of the soil make this corner of Piedmont a unique terroir for vine cultivation.
Our vineyard is located in the municipality of Brignano Frascata, in Cà dell’Aglio region. The total area covers just 6 hectares, and the only grape variety is Timorasso, an ancient local gem.
WINE
DERTHONA
Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso
A white wine with excellent aromatic complexity and extraordinary ageing potential that represents the highest expression of the uniqueness of Colli Tortonesi.
DENOMINATION: Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Timorasso
VINEYARD: Cà dell’Aglio (Brignano Frascata)
EXPOSURE: South-West
SOIL COMPOSITION: Calcareous-Clayey
VINEYARD ALTITUDE: 380m
YIELD PER HECTARE: 60 Ql/Ha
HARVEST PERIOD: Second half of September
VINIFICATION: soft pressing of the grapes and subsequent short cold natural clarification of the must, which is then sent for fermentation in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature of 16°C
AGING: 12 months in stainless steel tanks on its own yeasts with weekly batonnage. After bottling the wine rests in bottle for about 12 months before release
BOTTLE CAPACITY: 0,75 l
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 14° C
COLOR: straw-yellow with slight golden reflections
BOUQUET: intense and complex, with mineral and hydrocarbon notes that tend to accentuate with aging
TASTE: tasty, structured, endowed with a pleasant envelopment and a fresh acidic component typical of the grape variety