Walter Massa is one of Piedmont's leading winemakers. He makes beautiful wines from, among others, Barbera, but Massa's (inter-)national 'claim to fame' are his exceptional wines from the 'forgotten' and rare Timorasso grape, which have now achieved absolute cult status. Every year, at least one of his wines receives 'three glasses' in the Gambero Rosso.
His estate is located in the Colli Tortonesi, a hilly area just east of Alessandria on the border with Lombardy. However, the eccentric Walter chooses not to work with the DOC 'Colli Tortonesi' and therefore, entirely according to his own insights, only produces 'Vino Bianco' or 'Vino Rosso'.
