Colombera & Garella Melascone Rosso 2021 050526OFFER The nose displays a balance

The nose displays a balance of fruit

parcel by parcel

From the producer:The colour of this wine is salmon pink

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Intense olive nose with dark black fruit

Colombera & Garella Melascone Rosso 2021 050526OFFER The nose displays a balanceMelascone 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,