{"product_id":"vigneti-massa-barbera-monleale","title":"Vigneti Massa | Barbera 'Monleale' | Piedmont, Italy | 2011","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe top Barbera from the leading producer in the Colli Tortonesi (southeast Piemonte), and one of a handful of truly age-worthy Barberas. This wine, along with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/portovinoitaliano.com\/wines\/vigneti-massa-barbera-sentieri\/\"\u003eSentieri\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/portovinoitaliano.com\/wines\/fuso21-fuso-barbera-piemonte\/\"\u003eFuso\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, demonstrates that Walter Massa is an able and versatile “Barberista”, in addition to having the magic touch with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/portovinoitaliano.com\/wines\/vigneti-massa-timorasso-derthona\/\"\u003eTimorasso\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalter Massa is the real deal: a \u003cem\u003econtadino\u003c\/em\u003e (farmer) with deep family roots in his native Colli Tortonesi who’s usually plowing his vineyards or buzzing around his cellar when someone arrives for a visit. He’ll then stop to spend hours showing around, pouring wines for, and talking with the continual waves of journalists, sommeliers, importers, buyers, and just plain fans who make their way to his village of Monleale in the southeast corner of Piemonte. Massa is universally known as the Maestro of Timorasso — he rescued it from obscurity and near-extinction and now leads a mini-renaissance of the variety in the Colli Tortonesi. But he also produces amazing and distinctive reds from the local varieties Barbera, Croatina, Freisa, and Nebbiolo. Besides being one of Italy’s truly great producers, he’s a stellar example of what the Italians call a \u003cem\u003epersonaggio\u003c\/em\u003e — a real personality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll the classic Barbera cherry and raspberry fruit, with the grape’s high acidity honed into a tightly-knit complexity. One of the few Barbaras that age and become more complex.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgricultural technique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Native yeasts, minimal or no filtration, no pesticides or herbicides.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Favorite Brands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52012073779517,"sku":null,"price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0881\/2114\/7709\/files\/vigneti-massa-monleale-min.png?v=1784659872","url":"https:\/\/gallyswine.com\/products\/vigneti-massa-barbera-monleale","provider":"Gally's Wine and Spirits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}