Pomorosso, Nizza DOCG
Pomorosso is our most important Barbera: 100% Barbera in Nizza DOCG, the eighteen Monferrato villages where the grape does its best, aged fourteen months in barrique — more than twice the wood the appellation requires.
The 2022 vintage was named Best in Show at the Decanter World Wine Awards: the first Barbera ever to enter the selection of the world’s 50 finest wines. Read the full story →
The first vintage was produced in 1984, when Barbera was still thought of as an everyday wine and almost no one believed it could age. Pomorosso did much to change that.
The name comes from a red apple tree that grew at the top of the original vineyard.
Appellation:
Nizza d.o.c.g.
First vintage produced:
1984
Grape variety:
100% Barbera
Production area:
Agliano Terme, Castelnuovo Calcea and Nizza Monferrato
Exposure:
south – south east
Soil composition:
calcareous clay marl, the soil skeleton reveals the presence of gypsum, iron conglomerates and a modest amount of calcium carbonate
Vineyard altitude:
200 m s.l.m.
Training system:
Guyot
Harvest:
selection in vineyards of the healthiest, ripest grapes hand collected in 40 lb picking baskets
Vinification system:
maceration with skin contact with short and soft pumping over the skin cap
Malo-lattic:
totally carried out
Aging:
14 months in oak barrels
Color:
brilliant ruby red
Nose:
the characteristic red fruit, a nice touch of cocoa bean and balsamic sensation of eucalyptus
Taste:
rich and dense, with a long persistence. The back end closes in harmony with the bouquet
Pairings:
lamb rib in pastry, Bettelmatt cheese from Ossola valley in northern Italy, pumpkin tortello
Serving temperature:
16 / 18° C.
Sizes:
0,375 l – 0,750 l. – 1,5 l. – 3 l. – 6 l. – 9 l.
