# Montevenere (Caudrina)

> Red, Nizza DOCG by [Caudrina](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/caudrina.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/caudrina-montevenere).

- **Producer:** Caudrina
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Nizza DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Nizza Monferrato, Bricco
- **Soil:** Limestone
- **Exposure:** South-south-west
- **Vineyard planting:** 1.5 ha, Barbera, planted 1975, 250 m altitude, 20-30% slope, hilly
- **Vinification:** Grapes from owned vineyards in Nizza Monferrato, Bricco area. Traditional vinification with 12 to 15 days of skin contact at about 24 C (8 days in the PDF), then held at 23 C for malolactic fermentation. The following spring it goes into small French oak barrels (one third new, one third second use, one third third use) for about 9 to 15 months, then further ageing in steel before bottling.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

The estate's barrique-aged Barbera d'Asti Superiore from old owned vines in the Bricco area of Nizza Monferrato.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red with intriguing violet reflections. Broad nose with a pleasant, very complex oak note (coffee, cocoa, vanilla) while keeping fruity notes. Harmonious, good body, pleasant and very persistent tannins.

## Food pairings

First courses with meat or mushroom sauces, red meat or game main courses; to try with blue and aged cheeses.