2024 Vigneti Massa "Piccolo Derthona", Piedmont, ItalyABOUT THIS WINE The Piccolo Derthona is Vigneti Massas youthful, early drinking expression of Timorasso, Piedmonts native white grape that Walter Massa almost single handedly revived from near extinction in the 1980s. Sourced from younger vines around Tortona in southeastern Piedmont, the fruit reflects limestone clay soils that lend both freshness and an undercurrent of minerality. In 2024, a mild season with excellent diurnal shifts produced grapes

lined with cypress trees

the southern edge of the Massif Central

which is on clay and silex

and made with intention

10 year cellar potential

light pasta dishes

Comprised of Dijon 76 & 95

as Pierre’s work in the cellars is geared towards transparent

with spontaneous fermentation from indigenous yeast and natural malolactic fermentation

Ancellotta 10%

The extra time on the vine doesn’t increase sugar levels

imparting brioche