# La Berta (Paolo Berta)

> Red, Nizza DOCG by [Paolo Berta](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/paolo-berta.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/paolo-berta-la-berta).

- **Producer:** Paolo Berta
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Nizza DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Nizza Monferrato (AT)
- **Soil:** Marl, sands and sandstone
- **Exposure:** South-west, Canfulet and Bricco vineyards
- **Harvest:** Hand harvest when fully ripe
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot; vines 45 to 90 years old; about 5,000 vines per hectare; 260 m
- **Vinification:** Destemmed, gently pressed, 20 to 25 days on the skins, fermented at 26 to 28 °C, then 12 months in 25 hl large oak barrels. Malolactic fully completed.
- **Serving temperature:** 18 to 20 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

A Nizza from Barbera vines 45 to 90 years old at 260 m, aged 12 months in large oak.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red. Distinctive, ethereal aroma with red fruits and spice; full-bodied, soft, harmonious and round.

## Food pairings

Red meats, aged cheeses, game, stews and casseroles