Red
Nizza
By Domenico Serra, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's Nizza DOCG, a Barbera from a 2-hectare plot at Agliano Terme aged 6 months in steel and then 12 months in tonneaux.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nizza DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera
- Production area
- Agliano Terme, about 2 hectares of vines.
- Soil
- Clayey-calcareous marl of marine sedimentary origin.
- Exposure
- South-west facing, at about 250 metres above sea level.
- Harvest
- Hand-picked.
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot-trained.
- Vinification
- Soft crushing and destemming, then fermentation on the skins for 25 to 30 days at a controlled temperature of 25 to 26°C in soft-system tanks. The wine rests on its own lees for 6 months in steel tanks, followed by 12 months in tonneaux.
- Serving temperature
- 17-18°C
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