Cantina di Nizza n i z z a . i t nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] i n d e x The winery 3 The monferrato 4 Our wines 5 • White wines 6 • Red wines 12 • Sweet wines and Distilled 21 Contacts 25 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] t h e w i n e r y menu History and dream of a winery In October 1955 in Nizza Monferrato, in the heart of Piedmont, someone realised that gathe- ring together all the farmers who had worked their vineyards for so long alone, might lead to something completely new. The Cantina sociale di Nizza Monferrato owes its foundation also to the pride and the local patriotism of its town and its people, who always lived for and believed in grapes. The Cantina di Nizza has always worked hard to keep its equipment and technology and, of course, its ideas, up to date, and equally importantly, striven to stay in the vanguard of selling and producing wine, while at the same time respecting the tradition of the region. This because for the last almost 60 years, Cantina di Nizza’s aim has been carrying over to our pre- sent the tradition and the secrets of the ancient way of “wine-making”. This was possible just by unravelling the secrets and techniques of wine-making – sometimes archaic and indefinite, often the result of the talent and the wisdom of those who know how – to hand down these methods and improve them with the help of the technology and new enological knowledge. In this way, the Cantina di Nizza is both a witness to the past and an interpreter of the future of a part of Piedmontese culture and life. 3 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] the monferrato menu The Monferrato Monferrato is a generous wine producing region – a historically disputed borderland – in the heart of Piedmont, stretching from the edge of Turin to the eastern boundaries of Alessandria, while from North to South it covers the area from the hilly part of the Po river to the Langa of Asti. A vast area where the wine rules uncontested, covering a wide range of varieties reflecting the wide differences in the landscape. From the Ovada area dotted with castles and vineyards, to the territory of Casale where the final hill tops overlook the rice-fields. Then, in the centre, the Monferrato of Asti, where most of the DOC wines (such as Barbera, Moscato, Dolcetto, Freisa, Grignolino and Asti spumante) are produced and from where you can take in at a glance the lawns, fields and poplar-groves of the valleys, the hills and the vineyards, kingdom of vine. This is the kind of landscape you will come across, going up between Castelnuovo Calcea and Montal- do Scarampi, between Calosso and Santo Stefano Belbo, between Costigliole and Montegrosso, between Vinchio and Nizza Monferrato. This is where the heart of Monferrato beats. 4 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] o u r w i n e s menu Our wines There are 550 hectares of vineyard worked by the 250 members selling their grapes directly to the Cantina di Nizza on the sunny hills around Nizza Monferrato. Every vintage 50.000 quintals of selected and valuable grapes reached our winery. 61% of the amount it is the best Barbera di Nizza grape. The rest is Moscato, Cortese, Brachetto, Dolcetto and Pinot Chardonnay. Thanks to these wonderful grape variety the Cantina di Nizza produces 35.000 hectolitres of wine per year. A part of it is sold loose, while a little very selected amount is bottled. 5 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] our wines | white wines menu Sammichele spumante Spumante Wine Brut Sammichele Brut, sparkling and light with a fine perlage and the delicate scents of fra- grant bread and dried fruits. Cantina di Niz- za offers this effervescent, pale-yellow spu- mante, made with the Charmat Method, to all the lovers of “all-meal” bubbles and to those fond of a refreshing daily aperitif. 6 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] our wines | white wines menu Orobrut Spumante wine traditional method Sparkling wine, obtained from Pinot Noir gra- pes according to the complex methodology of the traditional system. The slow refermen- tation in bottle gives this wine its typical foam and a perlage of inviting and fine bubbles. This is pure style appealing both to your eyes and your palate. Its elegance and delicacy result from the perfect harmony of different aromas of the purest clearness. Perfect to be served with appetizers but it can be drunk also all over a meal. Recommended serving temperature 4°– 6° C. 7 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] our wines | white wines menu Bacchebianche Monferrato Bianco Doc Brilliant white wine, it is a blend of Chardon- nay and Sauvignon, vinified as white, co- ming from imported wines, then succesfully cultivated in our local territory. Short term élévage in little oak barrels. Perfect with rich fish plates, as well as hot hors d’oeuvres. Best served at 10°C. 8 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] our wines | white wines menu Serica Cortese Alto Monferrato Doc Light straw-yellow wine with green reflexes and a personal aroma of flowers and fruits, with hints of apple and hawtorn. It is dry, savoury and agreeably bitter, excellent with see food and fish. Best served between 8°- 10°C. 9 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] our wines | white wines menu Labrì Piemonte Chardonnay Doc Straw-coloured wine with a fruity and deli- cate bouquet and a lively, dry and bitterish flavour. Perfect with grand shellfish dishes. Best served cool, between 8°-10°C. 10 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] our wines | white wines menu Sammichele Frizzante wine white Wine obtained by a selected blend (cuvée) of Pinot Chardonnay and Cortese. The vini- fication is refined by a refermentation pha- se providing an agreeably cool, sparkling ef- fect. It is excellent with fish and it can also accompany a whole meal. To be served cool, between 8° and 10° C. 11 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] our wines | red wines menu 50 Vendemmie Barbera d’Asti Superiore Docg Aged for six months in oak barrels, this wine celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Can- tina di Nizza. It presents the best features of Barbera grapes which have been growing on vines for over half a century. It has a ruby red colour and a winy aroma. Perfect with red meat. Best served at 18°C. 12 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] our wines | red wines menu Le Pole Barbera d’Asti Docg The ruby red colour and the very winy aro- ma are its main traits. With fruity notes of blackberry and cherry when it is young, while ageing it develops a bouquet, always winy, but more structured and rounded. It can perfectly accompany red meat, poultry and game and it is the indispensable partner of Monferrato’s di- shes, first of all the bagna càuda. Recommen- ded serving temperature 18°C. 13 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] our wines | red wines menu Rafle’ Grignolino d’Asti Doc Light red wine, with orange reflexes and a flowery aroma, with light hints of cherry. Its flavour is dry and tannic, softly bitter. Per- fect with hors d’oeuvres, boiled meat and also with grilled fish. Best served between 8°-10°C. 14 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] our wines | red wines menu Conterosa Vino Rosato A rosé wine that originates from a balanced combination of the most traditional red-ber- ry grapes. An all-meal wine that brightens the glass with its pale cherry-red color and violet hue. Its scent is fruited, with hints of strawberry, currant and cherry, while on the palate it offers freshness, good acidity and sapidity. An excellent aperitif, it is also su- perb to accompany fish and cheeses. It is served fresh at 12°C. 15 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] our wines | red wines menu Rocca del Zoppo Barbera Monferrato Doc Lively, young and extremely bright wine with a characteristic ruby red colour. Its fragran- ces immediately reveal the gifts this wine can offer: winy scents, fruity freshness and a finish of marasca cherry. Its flavour is sapid, full and harmonic, diluted by a slight fizz. This is the perfect wine over a whole meal, giving its bests in the typical country cuisine of Monferrato. Recommended serving tem- perature: cool like just taken from the cellar at a temperature of 14°-15°C. 16 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] our wines | red wines menu Naos Dolcetto d’Asti Doc Ruby red wine, with purplish reflexes. Its aroma is delicate and rich in fragrances of violets and cherries. The flavour is dry and graceful, with a touch of almond. Best ser- ved at a temperature of 16°C. 17 nizza.it | tel: +39 0141.721348 | [email protected] our wines | red wines menu Magister Barbera d’Asti Superiore Docg This wine is the result of a strict selection of grapes from the best vineyards of Nizza Monferrato. A product who deserves the la- bel of “Superiore” just after a maturation of 6 months in big oak barrels. That is what adds to the superb characteristics of the Barbera d’Asti della Cantina di Nizza this intense nutty fragrances giving the wine a well-balanced and lasting, winy bouquet, with a typical note of cherry.