# Nizza (Cantine Carel)

> Red, Nizza DOCG by [Cantine Carel](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantine-carel.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantine-carel-nizza).

- **Producer:** Cantine Carel
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Nizza DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Nizza
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot
- **Vinification:** Destemming and gentle crushing keep the skins from tearing and the berries intact. Long maceration of 12 to 14 days extracts the anthocyanins. After racking off and completion of malolactic fermentation the wine is aged for 18 months, 6 of them in wooden barrels (the tech sheet says at least 6).
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Nizza DOCG from Nizza vineyards, aged 18 months with 6 in wood.

## Tasting notes

Colour: intense ruby red with deep garnet shades. Nose: decided and complex, ripe plum and raspberry with a light vanilla note in balance with the rest. Palate: ample and structured, strikingly soft and round from the long ageing, with a pleasantly savoury finish typical of Barbera.