Red

Bricco Bonfante

By Marco Bonfante, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy

Marco Bonfante Bricco Bonfante

Barbera from the family's own hill, long aged in oak and bottle. The producer calls it long-lived, drinkable after 20 to 25 years.

Tasting notes

Very intense purple-red with violet reflections. Ripe cherry and plum with a slight wood note. Impressive, extremely fleshy, with exceptional fruit concentration and a long, persistent finish where sweetness slowly fades.

Pairs well with

Complex meat dishes such as roast beef, brasato and game; dishes with white truffle or porcini; polenta with wild boar.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Nizza DOCG Riserva
Grape
Barbera 100%
Cru / vineyard
Bricco Bonfante
Production area
Bricco Bonfante hill, one and a half hectares of south-facing vineyard owned by the family for eight generations
Soil
Calcareous clay marl with a small share of silt
Exposure
South, south-east
Harvest
Second half of September
Vineyard planting
Guyot, 5,500 plants per hectare, 30 hl/ha, altitude 250 m, with heavy thinning
Vinification
Destalked, soft-pressed and cold-macerated in steel for about 36 to 40 hours. Aged 20 months in total: the first 10 in new French oak barriques, the rest in 25 hl French oak barrels. Then 12 months in bottle at a controlled 12 C before release.
Serving temperature
16-18 C
Storage
Stored at a constant 12 to 14 C it can be drunk even after 20 to 25 years

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