Features
Name:
"Little Derthona" 2022
Terrain:
Limestone and marl-rich
Winery
Monleale, Colli Tortonesi, Piedmont. Nestled between Monferrato and l'Olrepò, among the territories most intertwined with the'art of winemaking. A territory renowned and known in the world for its great red wines. Walter Massa, since the '70s at the helm of the family winery, has become a legendary figure, a courageous winemaker, sometimes considered a bit of an anarchist, "the master" who breathed new life into a native white grape variety that was in danger of extinction: the Timorasso, known as Derthona, a wine with great expressiveness and structure. Today the property boasts 23 hectares at an altitude of 300 meters, devoting itself to the typical grape varieties of the area: Barbera, Croatina, Freisa, Timorasso and Moscato Bianco. Alcoholic fermentations occur spontaneously, resting on fine lees with frequent batonnage, no clarification or filtration. T he grapes are raised with scrupulous attention and peasant common sense, limiting treatments to a minimum. Opposed to any form of bureaucracy, Walter Massa is convinced that wine is made in the vineyard and not in the cellar, not with trademarks and documents, which is why he has chosen not to forcibly resort to appellations listed on the label, on the strength of his established reputation as a true artisan of wine
Description
Derthona's younger brother, Piccolo Derthona is a white wine that chronicles the evolution of a grape variety and a 20-year journey of recovery. As many as 10 hectares of the winery (of the total 23) are devoted to the production of this wine, whose grapes grow on limestone soils rich in marl. Timorasso grapes are harvested at an altitude of 300 meters above sea level. A perfect wine to drink right away, but it can evolve well if kept to rest in the cellar
Organoleptic characteristics:
To the eye, it is straw yellow in color with golden highlights. On the nose, Vigneti Massa's Piccolo Derthona is floral and fresh, with hints of herbs, such as sage, as well as yellow-fleshed fruit and orange peel. On the palate it is markedly fresh, clean and with good flavor.
Storage time:
1-3 years old
Vinification
Spontaneous fermentation, by only indigenous yeasts, takes place in steel vats, without the addition of sulfites. The wine then always ages in steel and is bottled "as is"
Acknowledgements
2021 Veronelli 90/100
