Red
Nizza
By Il Botolo, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
A 100% Barbera Nizza from a 2.88 ha clay vineyard with vines over 40 years old, aged at least 12 months in French oak.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby red with garnet reflections. Intense and characteristic on the nose, with syrupy fruit, spice and tobacco. Dry, full-bodied, harmonious and round on the palate, with a warm, long and enveloping finish.
Pairs well with
Red meat dishes, braised meats, game and aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nizza DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- 210 m above sea level, 2.88 ha
- Soil
- Clay
- Exposure
- South, south-east and south-west
- Vineyard planting
- 5,000 vines per hectare, guyot training, vines over 40 years old
- Vinification
- Grapes picked by hand into crates with selection in the vineyard. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Aged for at least 18 months counted from 1 January after the harvest, with at least 12 months in medium-toast French oak barriques. Bottled in 750 ml and 1.5 l magnum bordeaux bottles.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18 °C
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