Vigneti Massa – Derthona Costa del Vento – 2013

Vigneti Massa is an absolutely unconventional winery, led by eclectic winemaker Walter Massa, with an independent and artistic soul. Since the 1970’s Walter took over the historical family winery, used to the production of Barbera, realizing he could invest on a grape almost disappeared, but pretty unique for its complexity and longevity: Timorasso. He can be defined as the father of this grape, by enhancing and rediscovering a little known wine area such as the Tortonese hills located between Monferrato and Lombardy. He planted many plots of Timorasso, such as Costa del Vento, Sterpi, Montecitorio becoming symbolic bottles in the world of wine. Besides Timorasso, Barbera, Croatina and Freisa are cultivated. The production style is to make wines as in the past, respecting the vineyard, but also in the cellar indigenous yeasts and long maceration on skins are used.
Timorasso Costa del Vento comes from the homonymous vineyard, located at 300 meters (1,640 feet) exposed to south west, in this case the wine undergoes a spontaneous fermentation and remains on its fine lees for 10 months. It is a fabulously complex wine, scents of hazelnut, honey, some notes of hydrocarbons prevail, while in the mouth savory, fresh and slightly soft. Great potential.

• Producer: Vigneti Massa
• Name: Derthona Costa del Vento
• Grape Variety: 100% Timorasso
• Vintage: 2013
• Alcohol Content:14,5%
• Bottle Size: 750 ml
• Production:

Productive Notes: spontaneous fermentation in steel tanks. Maceration on skins for 10 months.