Red
Nizza
By LHV Avezza, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Made from a selection of the best vineyards around the town of Nizza Monferrato, this Barbera is aged in wood to show what the grape can do with time in barrel. Available in 0.75 l and 1.5 l.
Tasting notes
Colour: intense ruby red. Nose: broad and complex, red fruit balanced by spice and vanilla. Palate: structured, with good acidity that gives freshness, yet soft and round.
Pairs well with
Roasts, game, aged cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nizza DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- Selection of the best vineyards around the municipality of Nizza Monferrato
- Soil
- Marne di Sant'Agata Fossili (the same formation found at La Morra, in the Barolo area), limestone rock rich in silt and clay
- Harvest
- Third ten days of September
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1997
- Vinification
- Soft pressing, fermentation on the skins for 10 to 12 days at controlled temperature, with daily pumping over for good extraction of polyphenols. Malolactic fermentation and at least 12 months in small French oak barrels (barriques and tonneaux), then a further 12 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C
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