Red
1613
By Ivaldi Dario, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
Pure Barbera from selected vineyards, aged 12 months in large Slavonian oak. The Nizza DOCG has existed since 1 July 2016.
Tasting notes
Ripe cherry fruit with light spicy notes, described as tannic, full-bodied and robust, with elegance and longevity.
Pairs well with
Game, flavourful cheeses, above all roasts and mixed boiled meats of Piemontese "Bue grasso".
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nizza DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Nizza Monferrato, Piemonte
- Soil
- Clay and limestone
- Exposure
- South
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1965, Guyot-trained (estate-wide), conventional farming, hand-harvested
- Vinification
- Natural fermentation in concrete tanks for 20 days with one pumping-over a day at 28 to 30 °C; malolactic straight after alcoholic fermentation; 12 months in 10-year-old large Slavonian oak casks, untoasted; at least 1 year in bottle.
- Storage
- Ageing potential over 10 years; at least 1 year in bottle.