Monleale, Colli Tortonesi, Piedmont. Nestled between Monferrato and Olrepò, among the territories most intertwined with the art of winemaking. An area renowned and known worldwide for its great red wines. Walter Massa, at the helm of the family winery since the 1970s, has become a legendary figure, a courageous winemaker, sometimes considered a bit of an anarchist, "the master" who has breathed new life into a native white grape variety that was in danger of extinction: 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