Colombera & Garella Melascone Rosso 2021 Grower Champagne cool fermentation in steel that

cool fermentation in steel that keeps everything crisp and clearly drawn

The result of 80 years of research work and 45 harvests to arrive at purity

Each year's release shifts slightly with the barrels

Still with great acid and fresh fruit

The wine was aged in thin-staved Bordeaux chateau barrels (22% new) for 18 months and racked every three months using the soutirage traditionnel method Daniel learned while working in Pomerol in the 1980s

Colombera & Garella Melascone Rosso 2021 Grower Champagne cool fermentation in steel thatMelascone is the old Biellese dialect word for Nebbiolo and locally it also doubled as shorthand for the everyday red. That's exactly the spirit of this cuve from Colombera & Garella, one of Alto Piemonte's standout producers. It's a blend of roughly 65% Nebbiolo with Croatina and Vespolina, vinified spontaneously, aged mostly in cement with a small portion in used barriques. The wine drinks easily but never feels simple, channeling the savory,