White

Ranera

By Poderi Colla, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Poderi Colla Ranera

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 potential of a great red, and is named after the frogs that sing in the evening near a small stream below the vineyard.

Tasting notes

Straw yellow with greenish hues, elegant nose with mountain flowers, pervasive and ongoing minerality, citrus fullness. In the mouth, acid sapidity, complexity, volume and length, with potential positive evolution over time.

Pairs well with

Aperitifs and fish starters

Technical details

Style
White
Denomination
Langhe DOC Riesling
Grape
Riesling 100%
Cru / vineyard
Ranera
Production area
Cascine Drago, San Rocco Seno d'Elvio di Alba
Exposure
Western, 330-400m altitude (Cascine Drago estate)
Vineyard planting
Planted in Alba, 1987
Vinification
Manual harvesting, soft pressing, defecation for 24 hours at 8-10 degrees C, racking, alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel at 20-22 degrees C with no malolactic fermentation, storage on fine lees for a few months. Natural refrigeration in winter, bottled in spring, bottle-aged a few months before shipping.
Serving temperature
9-11 degrees C, served in a tulip-shaped wine glass

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