Poderi Colla Nebbiolo Langhe 2019

Description

The Colla family has a rich history of winemaking in Piedmont, dating back to 1703. Beppe Colla steered the Prunotto winery to stardom and was one of the founding fathers of the Alba DOCs in the 1960s. Younger brother Tino joined with Beppe’s daughter Federica to establish Poderi Colla (literally, the Colla farms).  Their property is made up of three distinct properties: Cascine Drago in San Rocco Seno d’Elvio near Alba, also home to the winemaking; Tenuta Roncaglia, which takes its name from the historic Barbaresco cru and; Tenuta Dardi Le Rose, forming part of the renowned Barolo Bussia cru in Monforte. The Colla’s loyalty to the roots of classic Piedmontese viticulture comes from a family heritage going back many generations. Tino perfectly sums up their winemaking philosophy:- Classic – not traditional .. to enhance their continuity with great wines of the past; Original – the characteristics of the variety and area are uppermost; and Natural – from vineyard to bottle, from grape to wine, with the least possible technological intervention, manipulation or additions. Oak regime is traditional predominantly maturation in large oak ‘botti”
Federica’s words perfectly summarise the Colla philosophy: “Our wines are not ‘high-tech’. They are man-made, with a strong human element, outstanding natural concentration thanks to terroir and fruit and very well balanced components”.

This is no ordinary Nebbiolo d’Alba. Fruit hails from hillside just down the road from Barbaresco vineyards on similar soils :sandy limestone marls. This estate in Colla’s stable of three estates, known as Drago, has a quiet, legendary history; so much so that it inspired Bepe Colla, one of Barolo and Barbaresco’s legendary vignoli, to bet on it and make it the family cantina’s home base. The Collas stop at nothing short of treating it with the same reverence in the cellar as they do their Bussia Barolo and Roncaglie Barbaresco. It’s made just the same (in large, old wooden botte) and aged for the same time as Barbaresco—two years before bottling with more than nine months in wood; in this case, the wine is aged for a full year in wood. This is serious Nebbiolo at very modest price. Don’t miss this!

RRP $64   Our Price $55.99 – VERY LIMITED