# Nizza (La Collina degli Amici)

> Red, Nizza DOCG by [La Collina degli Amici](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/la-collina-degli-amici.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/la-collina-degli-amici-nizza).

- **Producer:** La Collina degli Amici
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Nizza DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Rocchetta Palafea (AT)
- **Soil:** Predominantly calcareous marl with clay and sand
- **Harvest:** Manual harvest, end of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines 45 to 50 years old, Guyot training
- **Vinification:** Destemmed, hand-sorted grapes fermented 17 days on the skins in stainless steel, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. 18 months of ageing, one year of it in a 1000-litre French oak barrel. 14% alcohol, 1,333 bottles (2023).
- **Serving temperature:** 15 C (60 F)
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Barbera from the Nizza DOCG area, which includes the estate's commune of Rocchetta Palafea, aged 18 months with a year in French oak.

## Tasting notes

Intense dark ruby red. Full bodied with good acidity and soft tannins; aromas of dark berries and black plum, with hints of oak, licorice and leather.