Melascone is a red produced by Colombera & Garella in Vino Rosso, Piedmont, Italy. Made from Nebbiolo, Vespolina and Croatina. Cellarion's sommeliers have reviewed the drink window of 1 vintage; members see when it is ready. Track this wine and manage your cellar with Cellarion — the free, open-source wine app at cellarion.app.
Type: Red
Appellation: Vino Rosso
Region: Piedmont
Country: Italy
Grapes: Nebbiolo, Vespolina, Croatina
Tasting profile
Structure: medium-bodied, medium tannin, high acidity, dry
Melascone is Colombera & Garella's Alto Piemonte red sold as Vino Rosso: mostly Nebbiolo with Vespolina and Croatina and a little of the region's old field varieties, from vines on porphyry and glacial soils around Lessona and Masserano. Spontaneously fermented, each variety aged separately in used oak before blending and resting in concrete. Fresh and elegant rather than big: red cherry and raspberry, rose petal, Vespolina's black pepper, a flinty edge, supple tannin and bright acidity. An everyday window into the region that drinks well young and over a few years.
When to drink
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Where it comes from
Piedmont, Italy
Piedmont (Piemonte) sits in the northwest of Italy, tucked against the Alps, and is prized for some of the country's most serious and long-lived red wines.
Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo is a red grape from Italy's Piedmont, the noble variety behind Barolo and Barbaresco and one of the world's great age-worthy wines.
Croatina
Croatina is a red grape from northern Italy, most at home in the hills of Oltrepò Pavese in Lombardy and the neighbouring Colli Piacentini in Emilia.
More wines
From Colombera & Garella
- Bramaterra Cascina Cottignano — Colombera & Garella, Bramaterra
- Crose — Colombera & Garella, Lessona
More red wines from Piedmont
- Adesso — Lampara, Langhe
- Arborina — Giovanni Corino, Barolo
- Asili — Ca' del Baio, Barbaresco
- Barbaresco — Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco
Frequently asked questions
Where is Melascone from?
Melascone is produced by Colombera & Garella in Vino Rosso, Piedmont, Italy.
What grapes are in Melascone?
Melascone is a blend of Nebbiolo, Vespolina and Croatina.