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Poderi Colla

Poderi Colla

Poderi Colla is a family winery in the Langhe founded by Pietro Colla and continued by his sons Beppe and Tino Colla, with the next generation, including Federica and Pietro Colla, now involved. The estate comprises four properties: Cascine Drago in San Rocco Seno d'Elvio di Alba (25 hectares, 14 vineyards), Tenuta Roncaglia in Barbaresco (13 hectares, 8 vineyards), Dardi le Rose in Bussia Soprana, Monforte d'Alba (8 hectares of Nebbiolo), and Bricco Bompe in Alba (1.5 hectares of Barbera, home to the modern underground cellar). The vineyards lie in the Langhe south of the Tanaro river at altitudes of 210 to 400 metres, on Sant'Agata Fossili marl soils rich in clay and limestone.

At a glance

Region
Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Address
San Rocco Seno d'Elvio 82, 12051 Alba (CN)
Tours
Not listed
Tastings
Available
Wines listed
11
Website
https://www.podericolla.it

Visits & tastings

Tastings are held at Cascina Drago, a historic space that holds agricultural and cellar tools gathered through the ethnographic research of Luciano Degiacomi and Tino Colla. The tasting covers the wines of all four estates. Booking is through the online form on the estate website; prices and duration are not published.

Tastings

  • Tasting at Cascina Drago · wines of all four estates · booked online, slots at 10:30 or 15:00

Good to know

  • Tastings pause over the winter holidays, roughly 7 December to 6 January

Contact

Wines from Poderi Colla

  • Bricco del Drago: Langhe DOC, Dolcetto 85%, Nebbiolo 15%, Red. Produced since the 1969 vintage, Bricco del Drago was the first 'Super Vino da Tavola' in Piedmont, created by Dr. Luciano Degiacomi and Beppe Colla by softening Dolcetto with a small percentage of Nebbiolo and ageing…
  • Bussia Dardi Le Rose: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. The Dardi sub-area of Bussia is historically one of the great Barolo crus, noted in L. Fantini's 1880 monograph on viticulture and oenology in the province of Cuneo and in Arcigola Slow Food's Atlas of the Great…
  • Bussia Dardi Le Rose Riserva Beppe Colla: Barolo Riserva DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A limited-production riserva dedicated to Beppe Colla, made only in great vintages, selected from the best cask after harvesting the Bussia vineyard in 6-7 successive passes. The estate extends bottle ageing rather…
  • Campo Romano: Langhe DOC Pinot Nero, Pinot Nero 100%, Red. Campo Romano is a pure Pinot Noir planted in 1977 at Cascine Drago with vines brought directly from Burgundy, following Tino Colla's winemaking studies there (no Pinot Noir shoots were available in Piedmontese…
  • Costa Bruna: Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. Costa Bruna comes from a roughly 2-hectare plot of Barbera at least 90 years old, discovered inside the Roncaglie cru when the Colla family purchased it in Barbaresco. It expresses the fresh, drinkable character of…
  • Nebbiolo d'Alba: Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Produced at Cascine Drago in the Nebbiolo d'Alba production area, at the border of Barbaresco, and aged one year in large casks. It shows the delicacy, elegance, structure and drinkability of a great Nebbiolo, smoother…
  • Pian Balbo: Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Dolcetto 100%, Red. Pian Balbo has been the estate's single-plot Dolcetto vineyard since 1969, on a hilltop site (the name Dolcetto is said to derive from 'dosso', hilltop). It is an instant, friendly wine with great vinosity, fruity…
  • Pietro Colla: Alta Langa DOCG, Pinot Nero 90%, Nebbiolo 10%, Sparkling. Named after grandfather Pietro Colla, who learned bottle fermentation directly from someone sent to France to study it and worked his life with the champenoise method, this Metodo Classico blends Pinot Nero and…
  • Ranera: Langhe DOC Riesling, Riesling 100%, White. Following the estate's positive 1985 experience with Pinot Noir, Rhine Riesling shoots were planted at Cascine Drago in 1987. Ranera aims for the freshness and minerality of a great white with the evolution and ageing…
  • Roncaglie: Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Barbaresco Roncaglie comes from one of the first and most historic crus of Barbaresco, on a south/south-west facing slope at 240-280m towards Treiso, long recognised as one of the best positions in the appellation.
  • Roncaglie Riserva Beppe Colla: Barbaresco Riserva DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A limited-production riserva dedicated to Beppe Colla, made only in great vintages from grapes harvested in 7-8 successive passes through the Roncaglie vineyard and selected from the best cask. Rather than extending…