# Bau (La Chimera)

> Red by [La Chimera](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/la-chimera.md), Valle di Susa, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/la-chimera-bau).

- **Producer:** La Chimera
- **Style:** Red
- **Grape:** Becuet
- **Production area:** Chiomonte, Valle di Susa (Torino)
- **Soil:** Calcareous schist and limestone
- **Harvest:** By hand in small crates, end of October
- **Vineyard planting:** Bush-trained (alberello) vines 60 to 80 years old at 750 to 800 m; yield 3 to 3.5 t/ha
- **Vinification:** Long fermentation and maceration of 50 to 60 days with native yeasts in stainless steel; malolactic in steel; one year in French tonneaux, then 18 to 24 months in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 18 to 20°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-30



## Summary

The estate's most structured red, from very old bush vines of the rare Becuet grape, aged in tonneaux and long in bottle.

## Tasting notes

Deep ruby; retailer notes describe blackberry, blueberry and plum with a forest-floor note; powerful and structured.

## Food pairings

Duck breast, red meat, mature cheeses