Wines

Poderi Colla

Alba

Poderi Colla

Winemakers: Tino & Pietro Colla

The Colla family have 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 in 1993 to establish Poderi Colla (literally, the Colla farms). This is made up of three distinct properties:
• Cascine Drago in Alba, heart of the Langhe appellation;
• Tenuta Roncaglia, eight hectares of the historic Barbaresco cru; and
• Tenuta Dardi Le Rose, seven hectares of the renowned Barolo Bussia cru in Monforte.

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”. The range features: soft and elegant, single vineyard Dolcetto d’Alba; concentrated Barbera d’Alba sourced from 60 year-old vines in Barbaresco, full of dark cherry and plum fruit; Nebbiolo d’Alba, a stand-out for the variety, well-structured with gamey and raspberry hints; a silky and perfumed Barbaresco ‘Roncaglie’; and a concentrated Barolo ‘Bussia’ that both rewards drinking and decades in the cellar.

What’s new: Bricco del Drago, a blend of old vine Dolcetto (85%) and Nebbiolo from from the Cascine Drago estate, was the first ‘SuperPiedmontese’ wine in 1969.

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Wines
2007 Dolcetto d’Alba DOC ‘Pian Balbo’
2006 Barbera d’Alba DOC ‘Costa Bruna’
2006 Nebbiolo d’Alba DOC
2004 Bricco del Drago Langhe DOC
2004 Barbaresco DOCG ‘Roncaglie’
2004 Barolo DOCG ‘Bussia’