A relatively new addition to the Girolamo Russo portfolio, this is certainly the estate's most important bottling. Pulled from a tiny parcel of 80-year-old vines within Contrada San Lorenzo at 750m above sea level, it's all Nerello Mascalese and named in homage to the doves (colombe) that call the vineyard home. A savory, silky wine, incredibly complex, and seriously finessed. The volcanic energy of the soils come through in the expressive nose, pulling you close with minty herbs and roses tones, only to find depths of pomegranate, black cherries, and eastern spice. The wine is enveloping, and the texture is creamy, as primary fruits and minerals saturate, with an underlying structural tension that built over time. Throughout it all, nervous acidity keeps the mouth watering and refreshed, as it finishes youthfully tannic yet long and perfumed. The concentration and energy of the old vines is palpable here. Only 750 bottles produced.