2020 Poderi Colla Dolcetto d'Alba "Pian Balbo", Piedmont, ItalyABOUT THIS WINE Manual harvesting, destemming, pressing, maceration with the skins for 5 to 7 days at 22 24, complete malolactic fermentation before winter. Stainless steel ageing, bottling in spring summer. Immediate and friendly wine: great vinosity, fruity flavors and fine tannins, for its pleasantness and immediacy is the ideal accompaniment for all dishes. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER The Colla family has been a winemaking family in the Langhe since the

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He has since added another 10 acres on soils that range from clay to yellow marl to alluvial sand

a trained agronomist

Specifically a slope of vines called the “Roter Hang” (the “red slope

Deus ex Machina is a blend of old vine Grenache from La Crau

smoky wood tones

Syrah and Grenache as well as Obaideh (a native of Chardonnay)

Yet over the next few years

took over the domaine in 1920

ageing capacity

Chef Mario Batali won over 1000+ guests at the 2009 New York Wine Experience by boldly pairing Charleston Sercial with a wild boar dish of Wolfgang Puck’s creation

he decided to restructure the domain : vineyard and equipment in order to guarantee a high quality every year