Massa’s opening play on the Timorasso front, the ‘Piccolo Derthona,’ is a nod to the ‘Petit Chablis’ bottlings of Burgundy’s north, whereby fruit from beyond the traditional heart of a given region is used to make slightly simpler, and often more affordable expressions of the area. Understandably enough, there are many a Chablisienne quality to be found here: vibrant and pithy yellow citrus fruit, beeswax, blossoming citrus flower, and chalky minerals make clear the French connection as well as the grape’s own distinct, delicious strengths. Brief and simple vinification is in steel, with regular lees stirring over the following 12 months to lend some added love handles to an otherwise laser-focused white. With time and temperature, the Piccolo Derthona evolves into something more textural and mid-weighted, with an added nutty oiliness and more luscious honeyed stonefruit element emerging.