Red
Cala delle Mandrie
By La Giribaldina, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
Nizza DOCG made from 100% Barbera grown in the Giribaldi vineyard, selected for its potential; aged 18 months in French oak and 10 in bottle for a wine built for long cellaring.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby red with violet tones; intense aromas of ripe cherry, plum and blackberry; rich and full-bodied on the palate, with balanced acidity and a long, persistent finish. The estate also produces a Riserva version of this wine with 12 additional months of bottle ageing.
Pairs well with
Braised meats, roasts, stews, game, aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nizza DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Calamandrana, Frazione San Vito, right bank of the Belbo torrent
- Soil
- Silty-marly: sand 40%, silt 42%, clay 18%
- Exposure
- South-east
- Vineyard planting
- Single vineyard 'Giribaldi', selected for Nizza production; 1.6 hectares, 5,600 vines/ha; yield about 50 q/ha (35 hl/ha).
- Vinification
- Fermented in stainless steel for about 18 days at up to 30-32°C, with frequent pump-overs (up to 12 a day) at peak extraction. After pressing, racked into 500-litre French oak casks where malolactic fermentation takes place; aged 18 months in oak and a further 10 months in bottle.
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