2018 | Vigneti Massa Barbera "Monleale" | Piedmont | Italy Champagne Francis Orban toffee and a trace of

toffee and a trace of strawberry

The savory

This bold and expressive wine starts with mild mint and other oak-spice aromas and then brings a blast of superfresh and vibrant fruit flavors to the palate

For long aging

2018 | Vigneti Massa Barbera "Monleale" | Piedmont | Italy Champagne Francis Orban toffee and a trace ofWalter Massa's benchmark Barbera the man who saved Timorasso, working his home turf in Colli Tortonesi. Walter Massa is one of Piedmont's cult figures, the vigneron who single handedly revived the Timorasso grape and put the Colli Tortonesi on the map. "Monleale" is his benchmark Barbera, named for his home village 100% Barbera from a cool, late ripening site, given real levage to make a serious, age worthy red rather than a simple quaffer. Barbera