Awards
Details

Perfume

Color

Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

Pairings
- Start up year: 1956
- Oenologist: Stefano Chiarlo, Gianni Meleni
- Bottles produced: 1.200.000
- Hectares: 150


Name | Michele Chiarlo Nizza Riserva La Court 2020 |
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Type | Red still |
Denomination | Nizza DOCG |
Vintage | 2020 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.5% 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. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |