Poderi Colla is an Italian winery, based in

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. It was established by Ernesto "Tino" Colla and his niece Federica in 1993. Poderi Colla has three vineyards covering some 70 acres, Cascina Drago and Tenuta Dardi Le Rase in Barolo and Tenuta Roncaglie in

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'' described the wines as "impressive, traditional-leaning wines", describing their Barolo Bussia as "a firm, powerful expression of

Nebbiolo Nebbiolo (, ; pms, nebieul ) is an Italian red wine grape variety predominantly associated with its native Piedmont region, where it makes the '' Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita'' (DOCG) wines of Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero, ...

", but said that their Barbaresco Roncaglie "shows more finesse and elegance". ''

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'' described their 2002 Barbera d'Alba as of "really serious quality". Australian winemaker

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worked for Poderi Colla for sometime.

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