# Barcarato (Clemente Guasti)

> Red, Nizza Riserva DOCG by [Clemente Guasti](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/clemente-guasti.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/clemente-guasti-barcarato).

- **Producer:** Clemente Guasti
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Nizza Riserva DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Owned vineyards in the municipality of Nizza Monferrato.
- **Vinification:** Grapes chosen before harvest in the oldest vineyards, hand-picked and vinified separately; aged in 225-litre oak carati, then 12 months in bottle before release.
- **Serving temperature:** 18-20 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

Nizza Riserva from the estate's oldest owned vineyards, aged in small oak barrels and 12 months in bottle.

## Tasting notes

Very bright ruby red. Decisive, intense, harmonious, with notes of violet. Full and rewarding, fittingly tannic from time in barrel, robust in character.

## Food pairings

Red meats, game and full-bodied main courses; also a wine for slow sipping.