# Melascone (Colombera & Garella)

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

- **Producer:** Colombera & Garella
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Vino Rosso
- **Grape:** Traditional Alto Piemonte blend (grape varieties not individually named by the estate)
- **Production area:** Partly from estate-owned vineyards in the comuni of Masserano, Brusnengo and Lessona, partly from trusted growers' vineyards, at 350 m altitude.
- **Soil:** Acidic-pH soils of volcanic porphyritic sand.
- **Exposure:** South-west / south-east
- **Vineyard planting:** Classic Guyot training; yield capped at 60 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 1 year in steel tanks. Unfiltered. Estimated ageing potential: over 5 years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

A Vino Rosso blending estate-grown and purchased grapes from Masserano, Brusnengo and Lessona, aged 1 year in steel.

## Tasting notes

A pleasant, structured red made with the most noble variety of Alto Piemonte.