Red

Riserva Nervo Vigna Giaia

By Piazzo Comm. Armando, Alba, Piemonte, Italy

Piazzo Comm. Armando Riserva Nervo Vigna Giaia

Il Vino Bello rating: 4.5 / 5

The estate's most traditional Barbaresco, a Riserva made only from the oldest vines of the Vigna Giaia plot within the Nervo cru, named for the yellow colour its leaves take on early each autumn.

Tasting notes

Colour: deep garnet red with orange highlights. Nose: broad, with notes of nuts and sun-dried fruit, raspberry, jam and plums, floral notes of wilted violets and geraniums, and sweet spices like cinnamon, vanilla and tobacco. Taste: warm and intense, tannic, with great structure and persistence.

Pairs well with

Red meat, game, aged cheeses; also good with chocolate

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barbaresco DOCG Riserva
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Cru / vineyard
Nervo (Vigna Giaia plot)
Production area
Vigna Giaia plot within the Nervo cru, hillside below Treiso, adjoining the Fratín vineyard
Soil
Generous calcareous-clayey marl
Exposure
Due south facing
Harvest
Early to mid October
Vineyard planting
Selected from the oldest vines, in the finest vintages only
Vinification
Crushing of the grapes and separation from the stems. Fermentation and maceration take place in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. At least nine months are spent ageing in large oak barrels, followed by several months in the bottle.
Serving temperature
18°C
Storage
Won't be ready for at least five years; drinks well from 5 to 35 years after the vintage

More from Piazzo Comm. Armando