# Liberta (Roberto Ferraris)

> Red, Nizza DOCG by [Roberto Ferraris](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/roberto-ferraris.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/roberto-ferraris-liberta).

- **Producer:** Roberto Ferraris
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Nizza DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Liberta
- **Production area:** Liberta vineyard, Castelnuovo Calcea
- **Soil:** Calcareous marl with a prevalence of silt (65%) and white soil, then sand and clay
- **Exposure:** South-west, south; 250 m
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot; vines 45 to 50 years old
- **Vinification:** Long maceration of 20 to 25 days with skin contact and gentle pumping over the skin cap; 18 months in 225 litre French oak barriques, then some months in bottle
- **Serving temperature:** 18 to 20 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

A Nizza from the Liberta vineyard in Castelnuovo Calcea, aged 18 months in French oak. Particularly full-bodied, with mineral notes, suited to long ageing.