Colombera & Garella Lessona Pizzaguerra 2019 REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP medium-bodied expression captures the essence

medium-bodied expression captures the essence of Chassagne's limestone soils through understated elegance

smooth finish with mellow cherry and plum notes accented by cinnamon

building the elegant fine bubbles and precise structure that define this traditional method treasure from an estate founded in 1768

Delicious pre-dinner while snacking on olives

Colombera & Garella Lessona Pizzaguerra 2019 REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP medium-bodied expression captures the essenceColombera & Garella is one of Alto Piemonte's very best producers Cristiano Garella's wines are picture perfect representations of these varied northern terroirs, organically farmed and naturally made. Lessona Pizzaguerra is their top single vineyard cuve, a Nebbiolo based wine from a high site of sandy maritime soils layered over crystal rich igneous subsoils a geology unlike anywhere else in Piedmont. The result has a kind of pointillist feel: