Barbera d'Asti DOCG Superiore Nizza
Variety
100% Barbera
Vineyard
Location: Nizza Monferrato, località Scrimaglio.
Altitude: 250 m a.s.l. exposure: south
Age of vines: variable from 30 to 60 years
Yield: 70 quintals/hectare
Harvesting period
Late September
Production
8,000 - 10.000 bottles
Vinification
Selection of the grapes in the vineyard by manual harvest, fermentation and maceration for approximately 15 days in stainless steel vats, followed by malolactic fermentation in November.
100% Barbera
Vineyard
Location: Nizza Monferrato, località Scrimaglio.
Altitude: 250 m a.s.l. exposure: south
Age of vines: variable from 30 to 60 years
Yield: 70 quintals/hectare
Harvesting period
Late September
Production
8,000 - 10.000 bottles
Vinification
Selection of the grapes in the vineyard by manual harvest, fermentation and maceration for approximately 15 days in stainless steel vats, followed by malolactic fermentation in November.
Ageing
In oak casks of 40 – 65 hl. Ageing lasts 16 months, with assemblage in spring and bottling in summer.
Sensory characteristics
Deep ruby red colour, acquiring elegant garnet highlights with age; bouquet of red fruit, bitter chocolate and coffee which as time passes becomes more spicy with “wild” notes. The flavour is dry and robust, enhanced by dense body and roundedness; full of character.
Notes
From the 2014 vintage, our Barbera d’Asti became a Nizza DOCG, duly complying with all the criteria stipulated by the regulatory guidelines for this new denomination.
In oak casks of 40 – 65 hl. Ageing lasts 16 months, with assemblage in spring and bottling in summer.
Sensory characteristics
Deep ruby red colour, acquiring elegant garnet highlights with age; bouquet of red fruit, bitter chocolate and coffee which as time passes becomes more spicy with “wild” notes. The flavour is dry and robust, enhanced by dense body and roundedness; full of character.
Notes
From the 2014 vintage, our Barbera d’Asti became a Nizza DOCG, duly complying with all the criteria stipulated by the regulatory guidelines for this new denomination.
