Colombera & Garella Rosso 'Melascone'

Case Size: 12 x 750mL

Vintage:

Varietals: Nebbiolo, Croatina, Vespolina

Alcohol %: 65

Region: Piemonte

pied de cuve to start the fermentation; Nebbiolo ferments separately in cement tanks; the other grapes are co-fermented in stainless steel vats; spontaneous fermentation lasts about 7 days and then the vats are blended. No temperature control. Maceration of 20 days and then élevage 80% in cement tanks (25 Hl) and 20% in used barriques for 7 months.

Grapes from 4h divided in 3 plots: two young vineyards in the area of Cottignano and one young vineyard in the area of Lessona, about 350m above sea level. The soil here has high-acid, yellow porphyritic sand of volcanic origin.

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