Colombera & Garella Melascone Rosso 2021

Name: Colombera & Garella Melascone Rosso 2021
Brand: T. Elenteny Imports [TEI]
SKU: SF-1-POV--022026-44
Price: 20.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$20⁹⁹

Melascone 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 cuvée 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, lightly sanguine character of Alto Piemonte's volcanic soils into something fresh, juicy, and aromatic. Wild strawberry, rose, tobacco, and leather — a wine made for the table.

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More about Colombera & Garella

C & G is one of the region's very best producers. Their wines are picture-perfect representations of the Alto Piemonte's varied terroirs. Their farming is organic and their winemaking natural, and nothing interferes with their deliciously elegant expressions of northerly Nebbiolo, Croatina and Vespolina.

Why the fuss about the Alto Piemonte? It's not just the northern spin, or the mountainous terroir. It's also a matter of soils. The Alto Piemonte's volcanic soils are much more acidic than the Langhe's soils, which makes for lower alcohol levels and gives the wines a whole variety of unique mineral notes as well, sometimes, as an almost sanguine irony undercurrent. Married to the floral aromatics and beautiful fruit, these are really special wines. They are not just "Barolo alternatives."

Wine Details

Grape Variety

Croatina , Nebbiolo , Vespolina
Vintage

2021
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Organic
Style

Earthy
Sweetness

Dry
Body

Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Tagliatelle with ragù; sausage and lentils; mushroom pizza; roast pork with herbs; polenta with stewed beef; aged Toma cheese.

Tasting Profile

Medium-bodied and lively with crisp acidity, red berry and wild strawberry, rose and tobacco, gentle leathery savor, and supple, food-friendly tannins.