Poderi Colla Barbaresco ‘Roncaglie’ 2016

Why is this Wine so Yummy?

Barbaresco Roncaglie Poderi Colla is a Barbaresco DOCG wine produced by the Poderi Colla winery in the Roncaglie cru. Roncaglie is a Nebbiolo vineyard which has been recognized to produce particularly interesting Nebbiolo grapes which are maintained year after year. Roncaglie is a vineyard south, south-west exposed at an altitude of between 240 and 280 meters above sea level. The Nebbiolo grapes from the Roncaglie vineyard are brought to the cellar for destemming and fermentation which takes place in about 12-15 days at a maximum temperature of 30 ° C. After this phase, the Barbaresco Roncaglie Poderi Colla wine is separated from the skins and aged in barrels in Slavonian oak for 12-14 months before final blending and bottling.

The string of vineyards from Roncaglini, Roncagliette, and, Roncaglie are recognised as some of the best in the region.

About Poderi Colla

Below you’ll find a few video snapshots of Poderi Colla. The podcast with Beppe, who sadly passed away in Jan 2019, has some wonderful insights.

The 2016 Vintage

“The 2016 vintage was certainly one of the longest-lasting seasons of recent years. Signs of the vegetative cycle being so long first appeared at the beginning of the season, when the mild temperatures and low rainfall in January and early February conrmed the trend that had already been seen during the rst part of the winter. From the end of February throughout March, on the other hand, temperatures dropped and there was plenty of rain, providing the soil with good reserves of water, although less than what was recorded the previous year.

Spring began with a considerable amount of rain as well as cold night temperatures which actually helped avoid any significant disease related problem also because of the still primordial stage reached in the vegetative cycle.

Only after June 20th temperatures become more normal and summer settled in with maximum day temperatures above 85ºF. The good weather stayed through the summer, but never too hot and grapes showed a slowly delay in the ripening process that was overcome only in September especially thanks to the beautiful second half of the month. Bright days and chilly nights helped a perfect evolution of the structure of the wines and the accumulation of phenolic substances.

Harvest happened in the first two weeks of October under beautiful weather. We can look forward to wines with excellent balance. Big bouquets and great structure, although in some cases lower alcohol contents will be recorded than in 2015. 2016 will be a vintage of great personality and denitely in for the long run in your cellars!”

Where in the World are Poderi Colla?

Head south along west border of the region and you’ll find Roncaglietti where Olek Bondonio has vines and Gaja a plot they name Sori Tildin. The adjacent vineyard to the south is Roncaglie