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Nice (wine): at a glance
Nice is a DOCG reserved for a wine whose production is allowed in province of Asti.
Production area
The production area includes the entire territory of the following municipalities: Agliano Terme , Belveglio , Bruno , Calamandrana , Castel Boglione , Castelnuovo Belbo , Castelnuovo...Explore this chapter
The production area includes the entire territory of the following municipalities: Agliano Terme, Belveglio, Bruno, Calamandrana, Castel Boglione, Castelnuovo Belbo, Castelnuovo Calcea, Castel Rocchero, Cortiglione, Incisa Scapaccino, Moasca, Mombaruzzo, Mombercelli, Nizza Monferrato, Rocchetta Palafea, San Marzano Oliveto, Vaglio Serra And Vinchio in Asti province.
History
The area where Barbera grapes are produced, destined to become Nizza DOCG, is the traditional zone of selection for the cultivation of this grape and therefore for centuries it has been a...Explore this chapter
The area where Barbera grapes are produced, destined to become Nizza DOCG, is the traditional zone of selection for the cultivation of this grape and therefore has been an important wine market for centuries. Piemonte.[1]
A letter dating back to 1609 informs that the Duke of Mantua had sent some tasters
Production techniques
The tops of the hill and the north slopes are also available between -45° and +45° with gradients not exceeding 8%; the rows must be at a height of...Explore this chapter
The tops of the hill and the north slopes are also available between -45° and +45° with slope soils not exceeding 8%; the rows must be spinning; the usual breeding forms are a Guyot pruning rod or low spur cord.
Vinification and bottling operations must be carried out within the production area, but it is allowed to carry out them within the provinces of Cuneo, Asti and Alessandria.
The grape harvest is allowed to Barbera d'Asti, Monferrato rosso, Piemonte Barbera and red.
In the cellar there is no enrichment, but the filling with wine of the same year is allowed up to 10% of the total during aging.
On the label you must indicate the vintage of production of grapes you can use the term "Piemonte"
For the closure of the bottles is excluded the crown cap; for the mention "vigna" the cork is mandatory.
Disciplinary
The DOCG Nice was established by the scorpion of the homonymous subzone from the DOCG Barbera d'Asti with Regulations of execution 2019/953 of the European Commission of 22 May...Explore this chapter
The DOCG Nizza was established by the scuba diving of the homonymous subzone by the DOCG Barbera d'Asti with the European Commission implementing Regulation 2019/953 of 22 May 2019 published on G.U.C.E. L 154 of 12.06.2019
- Subsequently it was modified with DM 15.03.2021 - G.U.C.E. No. C/251[1].
The first bottles have been placed on the market since July 2016.[3]
Types
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The mentions "reserve" and "vigna" are provided.
wine
| grapes | 100% Barbera | |
| Nice | mention of vineyard | |
| minimum alcoholic strength | 13.00% vol. | 13.50% vol. |
| minimum total acidity | 5,00 g/l. | 5.0 g/l |
| Minimum dry extract | 26.00 g/l | 28 g/l |
| maximum yield of grapes per hectare | 70 q. | 63 q. |
| maximum yield of grapes in wine | 70% |
| ageing | Nice | Nice reserve |
| 18 months of which 6 in wood | 30 months of which 12 in wood |
organoleptic characteristics
The Nice wine is an intense ruby red, tending to garnet red with ageing, especially for the "reserve" type. To the smell shows intense scents of undergrowth, cherry, plum, sometimes with floral impressions. With ageing, it acquires notes of cocoa, licorice and vanilla. The typical acidity of Barbera grapes is found very attenuated by the aging; the body is pronounced.[1]
Recommended pairings
Meat dishes with prolonged cooking, such as cheek or braised, and fur game.[4]
Notes
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- ^ to b c d https://www.regione.piemonte.it/web/sites/default/files/media/documenti/2021-04/mipaaf_2021_0122832_dm_nizza_dopmodificaordinariadisciplinarediproduzione.pdf
- ^ Historical archive of the municipality
- ^ The Press of 27 June 2016, up lastampa.it. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Nizza DOCG, up viniepercorsipiemontesi.com. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
Bibliography
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- Association of Producers of Nice, up lanizza.net.
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