Colombera & Garella Melascone Rosso 2021 Reasonable Cellar 2024 while mostly neutral French oak

while mostly neutral French oak preserves the wine's herbal

red-fruited and ready to drink tonight

The premium expression from Wild Turkey's legendary father-son master distiller team: Jimmy Russell (on the job since 1954) and Eddie Russell

with dark red fruit

a hillside perch famous for lusciously sweet wines across the river from Sauternes

Colombera & Garella Melascone Rosso 2021 Reasonable Cellar 2024 while mostly neutral French oakMelascone is the old Biellese dialect word for Nebbiolo and locally it also doubled as shorthand for the everyday red. That's exactly the spirit of this cuve from Colombera & Garella, one of Alto Piemonte's standout producers. It's a blend of roughly 65% Nebbiolo with Croatina and Vespolina, vinified spontaneously, aged mostly in cement with a small portion in used barriques. The wine drinks easily but never feels simple, channeling the savory,