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Paolo Berta

Paolo Berta

The Berta family has worked vines at Nizza Monferrato for seven generations, and archive papers place them in the wine trade as early as 1842, mostly with Barbera. The estate lies on Strada San Michele, on the border of the Monferrato and the Langhe, and its vineyards face the hill of San Michele like a sunlit amphitheatre. The soils are marl, sands and sandstone at 250 to 270 metres, and named plots such as Canfulet, Bricco, Cerruta, Glauda, Valbeccara, Zisula and Giardino feed the individual wines. Barbera leads, with Nizza and Nizza Riserva at the top, alongside Dolcetto, Brachetto, Cortese, Nebbiolo and Moscato, including a passito. The family follows a low-impact agri-environment scheme in the vines and ages in steel and in barrels of several woods, some of them centuries old. Nizza Monferrato gives its name to the Nizza DOCG, the Barbera appellation of the area.

At a glance

Region
Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Strada San Michele 42, 14049 Nizza Monferrato (AT)
Winemaker
Paolo Berta
Tours
Available
Tastings
Available
Wines listed
12
Website
https://www.viniberta.com/en/

Visits & tastings

Visits are by reservation at the family winery in Nizza Monferrato, in Italian, English, Russian and other languages on request. The cellar can be visited all year.

Tastings

  • Base tasting · 3 wines · with breadsticks and local snacks
  • Full tasting · all the estate's wines · with local gastronomic specialities

Tours

  • Cellar visit · winemaking and ageing, all year round
  • Vineyard experiences · tours, tastings and activity days among the vines, spring to late autumn
  • Winemaker for a day · pick a small quantity of grapes at harvest and press them

Food & stay

  • Picnic in the vineyards, with blankets and baskets holding lunch, wine and glasses

Good to know

  • Cooking classes and wine tastings for groups, weddings among the vines on request with limited guests
  • The winery sells online, orders by email

Contact

Wines from Paolo Berta

  • Baticheur: Monferrato DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A 100% Nebbiolo from 20-year-old vines at 270 m, 6 months in new French barriques.
  • Belmon: Barbera d'Asti DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. A Barbera d'Asti blended from three vineyards at 260 m, kept in steel for 5 months.
  • Brichet: Vino Rosso, Brachetto 100%, Red. A dry red from Brachetto, with a rose-hip aroma, from 25-year-old vines.
  • Bujeu: Monferrato DOC Rosso, Nebbiolo, Barbera, Red. A Nebbiolo-led blend with Barbera from the Bujeu vineyards at 270 m, 6 months in new French barriques.
  • Ceppi d'Oro: Vino bianco passito, Moscato, Sweet. A Muscat passito from vines over 50 years old, dried on mats and aged over 2 years before release.
  • Evolution: Barbera d'Asti DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. A barrique-aged Barbera d'Asti described as the estate's new-style wine.
  • Giardino: Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato, Sweet. A Moscato d'Asti at 5.5% alcohol from vines 40 to 60 years old on white soils.
  • Heritage: Nizza Riserva DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. A Nizza Riserva from Barbera vines 45 to 90 years old, 12 months in large oak and 12 months in barrique.
  • La Berta: Nizza DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. A Nizza from Barbera vines 45 to 90 years old at 260 m, aged 12 months in large oak.
  • Livroje: Dolcetto d'Asti DOC, Dolcetto 100%, Red. A Dolcetto d'Asti from 35-year-old vines in the Valbeccara area, kept in steel.
  • Proposta: Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato DOC, Cortese 100%, White. A dry Cortese from 20-year-old vines at 250 m, made in steel.
  • Valbeccara 1842: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. A Barbera d'Asti Superiore from 45-year-old vines in the Zisula vineyard, aged in French oak and acacia. The 2016 vintage was called 175 Vendemmie.