# La Vigna dell'Angelo (Cascina La Barbatella)

> Red, Nizza DOCG by [Cascina La Barbatella](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-la-barbatella.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-la-barbatella-la-vigna-dell-angelo).

- **Producer:** Cascina La Barbatella
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Nizza DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Annunziata
- **Production area:** Nizza Monferrato, at 220 m altitude
- **Soil:** Calcareous tending to sandy
- **Exposure:** South
- **Harvest:** Third decade of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 1950; Guyot training; about 4,500 vines/ha
- **Vinification:** Destemmed and crushed, then fermented on the skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks at 26 to 28°C for 15 to 20 days with frequent pumping over and punching down; malolactic fermentation in steel. Aged 12 to 16 months in medium-toast French oak barrique plus 6 months in steel, then 12 months in bottle before release.
- **Serving temperature:** 18°C
- **Il Vino Bello rating:** 5/5
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26


## Summary

The estate's flagship Nizza DOCG, first produced in 1985 from Barbera grown on the Annunziata hill beside the winery.

## Tasting notes

Made from the best rows of the estate's historic Barbera vines on the Annunziata hill, a wine of structure and complexity, elegant and built to age.

## Food pairings

Red meat and other substantial dishes.