# Bricco Bonfante (Marco Bonfante)

> Red, Nizza DOCG Riserva by [Marco Bonfante](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/marco-bonfante.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/bricco-bonfante).

- **Producer:** Marco Bonfante
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

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.

## Food pairings

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