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Michele Chiarlo

Michele Chiarlo Nizza La Court Vigna Veja 2016

Red still

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Denomination Nizza DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Area Piedmont (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Barbera
Aging Minimum of 3 years, oak-aged for 2 months before refinement in the bottle.
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Awards

  • 2016

    89

    /100

    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

  • 2016

    92

    /100

    The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.

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Profumo

Perfume

Intense, elegant and complex with notes of small black fruits, black cherry, rhubarb and chocolate.

Colore

Color

Ruby red with brilliant hues of purple.

Gusto

Taste

Excellent impact with a velvety harmony, silky and fresh, persistent long-lasting finish.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

Agnolotti with a wild rabbit sauce, tagliolini with porcini, roasted veal and well-matured cheeses.

Pasta
Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Producer
Michele Chiarlo
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1956
  • Oenologist: Stefano Chiarlo, Gianni Meleni
  • Bottles produced: 1.200.000
  • Hectares: 150
Tradition and discipline. Lightness and passion. Care for the landscape, art and community. Sustainability and experimentation. With a pop art stroke and a carefree touch. Since 1956, Michele Chiarlo has been vinifying the essence of Piedmont, loving and developing the most incredible wine region in the world. They cultivate 110 hectares of vineyards between the Langhe, Monferrato, and Gavi areas, within them the finest crus while fully respecting the ecological criteria, terroir, and their expression. Read more

Name Michele Chiarlo Nizza La Court Vigna Veja 2016
Type Red still
Denomination Nizza DOCG
Vintage 2016
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Barbera
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Vendor Michele Chiarlo
Origin Castelnuovo Calcea
Climate Altitude: 250 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South / South-Southwest.
Soil composition Called the ‘astiane sands’’, it consists of calcareous clay marl of sedimentary marine origin, with good presence of lime and sand, rich in microelements, in particular magnesium.
Cultivation system Guyot
Plants per hectare Approximately 5,000.
Yield per hectare Very low yield; thinning of excess bunches at end of summer, leaving an average of 5/6 bunches per vine.
Harvest Manual harvest.
Fermentation temperature 27-30 °C
Wine making Fermentation in oak vats with maceration for approximately 20 days with the skins, the last 10 using the “submerged cap” system, at a temperature between 27 °C and 30 °C.
Aging Minimum of 3 years, oak-aged for 2 months before refinement in the bottle.
Year production 3000 bottles
Allergens Contains sulphites