Bava Nizza Piano Alto 2019

Description

Our Pianoalto estate in Crena hosts wonderful Barbera vineyards, gather around the farmhouse on the Crena hill, overlooking the delightful village of Agliano and its thermal springs in the valley. In our oldest vineyard we produce Pianoalto, a Barbera d’Asti Superiore that since 2014 boasts the appellation DOCG NIZZA, which is the best area for this great red. The importance of the soil and of the position resulting in the final reflections of the wine are at the origin of the cru of Pianoalto. The Piedmontese double-vat for the ageing enhances its original characteristics and its being very distinct. The logo on the label is the strong yet graphically simple sign of the brick brise-soleil on the barn of the farmhouse.

Details

Perfume

Its aroma has an intense and complex bouquet, in which the fruity notes are prevailing, particulary of a pulpy heart of fleshy and ripe currant and the spices like pepper and tobacco.

Color

The colour is an intense ruby red, almost purple, that testify its richness.

Taste

PianoAlto is an armonic and soft wine; the wooden ageing gives it balance and maestosity – two elements that indicated a great longevity.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Bava

From this winery

• Start up year: 1911
• Oenologist: Giulio Bava
• Bottles produced: 490.000
• Hectares: 55

The Bava Family has grown grape vines in this territory since 1600 and in 1911 in the very same area the family built their first wine cellar.

Since then, over a hundred vintages have gone by, with four generations following one another. The best Bava Barberas are renowned in the world thanks to their high quality.

Today, the family estate extends in Monferrato and Langa, with fifty hectares of vineyards and twenty hectares of natural fields and woods, cultivated with the same awareness, care and attention of the olden times resulting in a sustainable agriculture with a reduced environmental impact.

Walking along the Bava vineyards, you will notice the grass clippings and the prunings used as natual fertilizers, the poles, all strictly made of wood coming from renewable forests or grassing between vine rows, which not only helps prevent soil erosion, but also serves as proof that no hebicides are used. Read more

Piedmont

Technical Sheet

Name	Bava Nizza Piano Alto 2019
Type	Red still
Denomination	Nizza DOCG
Vintage	2019
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Barbera
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Vendor	Bava
Climate	Altitude: 250 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition	Limestone
Cultivation system	Spurred Cordon
Harvest	The grapes in Pianoalto have an excellent concentration of sugar and anthocyanins, while the tannins are sweet as they should be for good Barbera grapes when they are ripe. Grapes are hand-picked and fermented in 53 hl wooden vats.
Wine making	The must is daily tasted to ensure quality. Punching down and delestage are used to achieve the corret extraction of the components.
Aging	Ageing in the custom-made 1500-litre-wooden-vats starts in the spring and lasts for 18 months followed by a long ageing in bottle before being released.
Allergens	Contains sulphites