Colombera & Garella

Cristiano Garella is one of the master-keys of the area. He’s helping wineries here appreciate and reinvest in the vineyards and cantine.  Colombera & Garella, as the name suggests, is his most intimate contribution among the many wineries he collaborates with. The Colombera part is Giacomo Colombera, Cristiano’s long-time friend, and Carlo Colombera (Giacomo’s father), who’s been growing grapes in the area since the early 1990s.

At 350-400 meters, Bramaterra and Lessona’s soils are distinctly acidic, quite different from Barolo and Barbaresco’s basic soils. Bramaterra’s volcanic soil is composed of crumbly red-brown rocks made from porphytic sand crystals. Lessona still has acidic soil as well, but here you see a marine sand that’s yellow and red-ochre in color. 

Colombera & Garella continue to make stand out wines, and there’s rebuilding of their cellar in 2019 has just made the wines that much more precise and scintillating. If you’re interested in Alto Piemonte, or a more elegant Nebbiolo than the Langhe offers, this is a property to put on your check list.