Red
Nizza
By Tenuta il Nespolo, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A Nizza DOCG Barbera from the estate's oldest single vineyard, macerated in steel and aged 10 to 12 months in wood. Total alcohol 15% vol, total acidity 7 g/L.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with purple reflections, moving towards garnet with ageing. Bouquet of red fruit, strawberry, violet and vanilla, at times smoky notes, with stone fruit and almond too. Rich and tasty on the palate, with the acidity more evident when young.
Pairs well with
When young, red and grilled meat; later game, roasts, cheese and soups
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nizza DOCG
- Grape
- Barbera
- Soil
- Clayey-calcareous soil that turns a typical whitish colour on hot summer days
- Exposure
- South (single vineyard)
- Harvest
- Mid September
- Vineyard planting
- Single vineyard, the oldest on the estate
- Vinification
- Destemmed as soon as possible; fermentation and maceration in steel, with racking after about 10 days or more, when the sugars are used up, then malolactic fermentation. After a short ageing in steel or concrete the wine goes into wood for 10 to 12 months until bottling.
- Storage
- Can last from 6-7 to 10-15 years depending on the vintage, in proportion to alcohol, acidity and colouring matter
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