Rare and Fine Wine from Italy and Spain
Live Virtual Auction, 14 May 2023
Rare and Fine Wine from Italy and Spain
About the SessionAn exquisite selection of highly sought-after collectables of Fine and Rare Italian and Spanish wines.
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Vigneti Massa is an Italian winery located in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. The winery is known for its production of high-quality wines made from indigenous grape varieties, particularly the Timorasso grape. The winery was founded in 1994 by Walter Massa, who was instrumental in reviving the Timorasso grape, which had almost disappeared from the region.
They call Walter Massa The Propheat in the Colli Tortonesi area of Piedmont. Years ago, Walter brought the rare and glorious Timorasso grape back from near-extinction. Many Italian wine experts consider Timorasso Italy’s best white wine. Massa's is medium- to full-bodied, yet agile, showing sweet minerality, honey, and green tea notes that become more incisive with age (and it will age well for many, many years to come).
A wine that made the potential of Timorasso known to the world, "Derthona" is probably the most famous of the wines not only of Walter Massa but of all the whites produced in the vast area of ??the Tortona hills.
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Critics Ratings
‘Very fine. Great depth and interest. Nose reminiscent of pistachios but then very firm and with excellent balance. Great integrity. Already enjoyable but this doesn't seem like a short-term proposition. A hint of flowers but wonderful depth and breadth on the palate. Serious white wine!’ - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (May 2014)
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