2013 Vigneti Massa 'Costa del Vento Derthona' Colli Tortonesi Piedmont

Ancient Italian Varetiy One of the Longest Lived Italian Whites "Absolutely Gorgeous" ~Antonio Galloni Top Producer in Piedmont BHW Has the Lowest Price Anywhere! Free Shipping on 6 or More Bottles About the Wine So you hear it bandied about: “There are thousands of native grape varieties in Italy!” That’s true, but a lot of them are merely cute. The most serious native variety Timorasso deserves another category (and it’s white to boot). It’s utterly unique, complex, capable of aging, and transparent to where it’s grown. Walter Massa is the contadino straordinario who brought the grape back to life in the early 1980s. He remains the leading producer and go-to grower for Timorasso. Sterpi is one of Massa’s three single-vineyard Timorassos. This site produces more mineral, elegant, and sinewy wines.  Walter Massa is the real deal: a contadino (farmer) with deep family roots in his native Colli Tortonesi who’s usually plowing his vineyards or buzzing around his cellar when someone ar