# Ranera (Poderi Colla)

> White, Langhe DOC Riesling by [Poderi Colla](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/poderi-colla.md), Langhe, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/poderi-colla-ranera).

- **Producer:** Poderi Colla
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

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.

## Food pairings

Aperitifs and fish starters