2016 Vigneti Massa 'Montecitorio Derthona' Timorasso Colli Tortonesi Piedmont

Ancient Italian Varetiy 98 Point Vintage, Wine Spectator "Absolutely Compelling" ~Antonio Galloni One of the Longest Lived Italian Whites Top Producer in Piedmont 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 arr