Ten years after gaining its own DOCG, the Nizza region in Piedmont is finally getting the recognition it deserves for producing exceptional Barbera wines.
In 2014, with little fanfare, the Nizza appellation in the Asti region of Monferrato in Piedmont was created, giving this Barbera d’Asti sub-area its own, high-quality appellation. It’s now been ten years since this happened, but wine moves slowly — finally, people are starting to talk about this niche region, its high standards, and its truly delicious wines.
as a ubiquitous workhorse grape, people in Nizza cherish and respect it; studies suggest it originated with wild vines in the local Monferrato area. And it’s in the Nizza vineyards where Barbera truly finds the best growing spots, at least according to many producers, sommeliers, and importers. David Giuliano, the Italian portfolio manager for New York’s Regal Wine Imports, says, “In the Langhe region, where you find thegrape, Barbera will always get the second-quality parcel of the vineyard, but in Nizza, Barbera gets its day in the sun. There it can fully mature on hillside sites that in the Langhe would be reserved for Nebbiolo.” Essentially, by devoting the best vineyard sites to Barbera, Nizza wine automatically sets higher standards for the variety than anywhere else in the world.Nizza DOCG requirements are rather strict. Wines must be 100 percent Barbera, production areas are limited to those with south-west to south-east exposures, and vineyards must have a minimum of 4,000 vines per hectare (2.47 acres) with a maximum average of ten buds per vine. There are also specific yield requirements, and minimum barrel and bottle aging requirements. (The name of the grape itself is not mentioned on the label, either, which is typical of many European appellations.)Nizza DOCG wines are powerful, complex, full-bodied expressions of the Barbera grape. In the glass, they typically have an intense ruby-red color, shifting towards crimson as the wine ages. Aromas tend to suggest ripe red cherries and sweet, spicy chocolat
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