Red
Nizza Riserva
By Il Botolo, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's Riserva Nizza, 100% Barbera, with at least 30 months of ageing, 24 of them in French oak barriques.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby red with garnet reflections. Intense and characteristic on the nose, with syrupy fruit, spice and tobacco. Dry, full-bodied, harmonious and round on the palate, with a warm, long and enveloping finish.
Pairs well with
Red meat dishes, braised meats, game and aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nizza DOCG Riserva
- Grape
- Barbera 100%
- Production area
- 210 m above sea level, 2.88 ha
- Soil
- Clay
- Exposure
- South, south-east and south-west
- Vineyard planting
- 5,000 vines per hectare, guyot training, vines over 40 years old
- Vinification
- Grapes picked by hand into crates with selection in the vineyard. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Aged for at least 30 months counted from 1 January after the harvest, with at least 24 months in medium-toast French oak barriques, then at least 12 months in bottle. Barriques are selected only in the best vintages. Bottled in 750 ml bordeaux bottles.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18 °C
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