Red
Nizza Riserva
By LHV Avezza, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
In the best years a further selection is made from the estate's Nizza, giving a small number of bottles that carry the fullest expression of the appellation. 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 Riserva DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- 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 1975 (the page prints '1975-20', cut off)
- Vinification
- Soft pressing, fermentation on the skins for 10 to 12 days at controlled temperature, with daily pumping over. Malolactic fermentation and at least 18 months in 500-litre first-use tonneaux, then a further 18 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C
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