Red
La Court Vigna Veja
By Michele Chiarlo, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
Rare Riserva from Tenuta La Court with a label by Ugo Nespolo, made only in excellent vintages in limited numbers. Available in 0.75 and 1.5 l.
Tasting notes
Colour: Ruby red with brilliant purple reflections; Nose: Intense, elegant and complex, with small black fruits, black cherry, rhubarb and chocolate; Palate: Great structure, velvety harmony, silky and fresh with a long, persistent finish
Pairs well with
Agnolotti with roast sauce, tagliolini with porcini, braised meat, roast lamb, well-aged cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nizza DOCG Riserva
- Grape
- Barbera
- Cru / vineyard
- La Court
- Production area
- Tenuta La Court, Castelnuovo Calcea (20 ha over two hills)
- Soil
- Astian sands: calcareous clay marl of marine sedimentary origin with lime and sand, rich in microelements, especially magnesium
- Exposure
- South, south-west; 250 m
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot; planted 1976
- Vinification
- Fermentation in oak vats with about 20 days of maceration on the skins, the last 10 with the "submerged cap" system, at 30-27 C. At least 4 years of ageing, about 2 of them in small and medium-sized barrels, then bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 18 C
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