Colombera & Garella Melascone Rosso 2021 050526OFFER and wild blue flower yet

and wild blue flower yet grounded by iron minerality and almond complexity

it is also a great pairing for everything from fried chicken to luxurious holiday cheese board

Amarena cherries

Intense olive nose with dark black fruit

and they are the reason a Santenay can carry the concentration and detail you would expect from more famous villages up the road

Colombera & Garella Melascone Rosso 2021 050526OFFER and wild blue flower yetMelascone 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,