Colombera & Garella. Bramaterra 'Cascina Cottignano'

Bramaterra DOC
Grapes: Nebbiolo 80%, Vespolina 10%, Croatina 10%

2018 Enticing aromas of leather, fig and date, on the palate the tannins are silky, the fruit fine and floral, shot with violet, salt, orange peel and spice. 13%

2020 There is an inviting openness to the 2020, dark cherry and plum, a touch of blood and salt, a great wine with life and character. 13%

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Bramaterra is spread over a large area and encompasses many terroirs.  Cascina Cottignano faces southeast and has an unusually low PH (4.4-acidic) and the soils are a mix of red-brown sands over degraded volcanic rock.  The vineyard is farmed organically, it is all about doing less, better.  Cover crops are selected according to the needs of the land and natural fertilizers are used.  The newest plantings were in 2003, the old half was there when Carlo bought the farm in 1992 (some of the vines are over 100 years old).

The grapes are hand-picked in the second week of October, the yields are a tiny 35 hl/ha*.  Bunches are destemmed and crushed before being fermented without temperature control, using wild yeasts in concrete tanks.  The wine is aged for 2 years in botti grande* (6000 litre).  It is then blended and aged for a few months before being bottled without filtration.