2019 La Colombera Cortese Bricco Bartolomeo Colli Tortonesi DOC 750 ml

Twenty years ago, the Colli Tortonesi region was practically unknown. Today, it’s one of the most important regions in Italian wine. That’s because producers like La Colombera are making some legendarily good white wines made from these rolling hills between Milan and Genoa.

La Colombera is one of the top producers of the Colli Tortonesi. And while the region’s wines made from the Cortese grape tend to be exceptionally versatile, few rise to the level of La Colombera’s 2019 Bricco Bartolomeo. It boasts crispness and vivacity to rival Sancerre or Grüner Veltliner, which is why we can’t get enough of this electric, mineral-dense white wine.

This is one of the most delicious white wine discoveries we’ve made all year—a testament to how much hidden value there is in Italian white wine. 

Bricco Bartolomeo is the entry into Colombera’s lineup, and it offers the chance to taste masters at work for significantly less than their highest-priced bottles. The 2019 is beautifully aromatic, full of aromas of crushed rocks, sea grass, citrus zest, and white flowers. Once it hits your tongue, the wine’s electric energy makes your taste buds stand at attention, before the long, mineral-filled finish demands another sip and a bite of food.

This superb wine is grown on a single site in the cool hills halfway between Milan and Genoa. Its appeal is universal—that’s why we’ve been opening bottle after bottle for friends over the last month. You’ll do the same, so be sure to buy enough. It’ll go faster than you think.