# Saline (Vinory)

> Red, Nizza DOCG by [Vinory](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/vinory.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/vinory-saline).

- **Producer:** Vinory
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Nizza DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Cru / vineyard:** Saline
- **Production area:** San Marzano Oliveto
- **Soil:** Mineral, dense clayey soil
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training; about 5,000 plants per hectare; average vine age 99 and 50 years
- **Vinification:** Alcoholic fermentation lasts 10-12 days in vertical steel tanks with daily pumping over to extract colour; malolactic fermentation also in steel. Ageing of about 24 months, split between steel, large casks (botti), barriques and bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Single-vineyard Barbera from the Saline cru in San Marzano Oliveto, aged about 24 months in steel, casks, barriques and bottle.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red with clear purple reflections. Red fruit on the nose with bitter cocoa and coffee, turning spicy and gamey with age. Rich, dry and full-bodied, with a silky mix of plum and blackberry, very light and subtle tannins and great acidity. Coffee and spice on the finish, with a dense texture.