# Bramaterra (Colombera & Garella)

> Red, Bramaterra DOC by [Colombera & Garella](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/colombera-garella.md), Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/colombera-garella-bramaterra).

- **Producer:** Colombera & Garella
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Bramaterra DOC
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 80%, Croatina 10%, Vespolina 10%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Cascina Cottignano
- **Production area:** Estate-owned vineyards in the comune of Masserano, Cascina Cottignano area, at 350 m altitude.
- **Soil:** Acidic-pH soils of volcanic porphyritic sand, reddish-brown in colour.
- **Exposure:** South-east / south-west
- **Vineyard planting:** Classic Guyot training; yield capped at 35 quintals per hectare.
- **Vinification:** Grapes selected in the vineyard, destemmed and crushed, classic fermentation without temperature control with pumping-over and delestage, followed by malolactic fermentation. Aged 3 years, including 24 months in 6,000-litre oak casks, then blended and rested in cement tanks for a few months before bottling. Unfiltered. Estimated ageing potential: over 30 years.
- **Storage:** Long aging
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

Colombera & Garella's Bramaterra DOC, a blend of Nebbiolo, Croatina and Vespolina from the estate's Cascina Cottignano vineyard in Masserano, aged 3 years including 24 months in large oak casks.

## Tasting notes

A long-ageing red from the porphyry soils of Masserano, made with Nebbiolo, Vespolina and Croatina.