Vigneti Massa (Walter Massa)
Monleale · Alessandria (AL)
Established
1879
The Massa family; Walter Massa revived Timorasso from the 1980s
Yearly production
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Location
Monleale
Alessandria (AL) · Piemonte
Vineyard area
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About 23 hectares on the hills of Monleale at around 300m in the Colli Tortonesi of southeast Piemonte, with roughly ten hectares of the native white Timorasso alongside Barbera, Croatina and Freisa.
Appellations
Colli Tortonesi DOC
History
Vigneti Massa single-handedly saved Timorasso. In the early 1980s, when growers across the Colli Tortonesi were tearing out the low-yielding native white in favour of Cortese for Gavi, Walter Massa kept it and championed it, proving it could make a profound, ageworthy wine. Bottled under the ancient name of Tortona, Derthona, his Timorasso sparked a revival that has made the grape one of Italy's most sought-after whites.
Wines
Illustrative selectionDerthona Timorasso
Montecitorio Timorasso
Costa del Vento Timorasso
Colli Tortonesi Barbera
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Grapes of these appellations
Who else makes these wines
- Colli Tortonesi DOC35 others
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