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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |

