NIZZA RISERVA DOCG
Our Nizza Riserva DOCG is our crown jewel. It’s only produced in small amounts and every bottle is numbered. It is made using grapes from vineyards in the Bricco di Nizza cru. The vines are more than 60 years old.
The wine is aged in tonneaux and barrique for 12 months before being bottled. And we age it in bottle for 12 months more than the appellation requires.
TASTING NOTES
Rich ruby red color with a note of violet that evolves into granite after a few years of aging. On the nose, the wine I elegant and austere, with notes of prune, black cherry, and ripe blackberry and hints of spice and forest floor. These are followed by lingering, delicate notes of vanilla. On the palate, the wine is savory and full-bodied with healthy acidity and tannic structure that will mellow as the wine ages.
Amistà Nizza Riserva DOCG
2021
JAMES SUCKLING
“A structured and juicy Barbera with bark, light stem, blackberry and bramble berry character. Medium-bodied with delicious fruit and good firmness and length. A solid wine. Drink now or hold.”
Amistà Nizza Riserva DOCG
2020
JAMES SUCKLING
“This is an impressive red with aromas and flavors of black berries, bark and dark mushrooms with black fruits. Also, there is flint and gun metal. Ink. Full-bodied yet fresh and focused with lots of energy and brightness. A great Barbera from 80-year-old vines. Drink or hold.”
Amistà Nizza Riserva DOCG
2019
JAMES SUCKLING
“This is an old-vine (60 years old) wine with some whole-cluster fermentation (…). Really fresh. Medium body with lovely fruit. Solid and polished. A structured Barbera to drink or hold.”
Amistà Nizza Riserva DOCG
2020
CELLAR COLLECTION
WINE ENTHUSIAST
“This opens with vibrant aromas of cherries, raspberries and red currants that mingle with elegant notes of herbaceous underbrush and earth. The wine shines with a medley of luscious flavors of ripe strawberries, pomegranate and a touch of red plum. These vibrant flavors are beautifully encased in a framework of fine-grained tannins and a well-structured backbone, suggesting that this wine will benefit greatly from a few years of cellaring. Drink from 2026.”
Amistà Nizza Riserva DOCG
2019
WINE ENTHUSIAST
“This wine is from a small single vineyard planted over 60 years ago. It opens with aromas of spiced black cherry, wild rose, dried wild herbs and underbrush. The palate is rich and succulent with sour plum, blackberry and mixed sweet and savory spices, finishing with fine tannins and vibrant acidity. Drink now – 2035.”
Amistà Nizza Riserva DOCG
2020
DECANTER
“Intense spicy nose of black pepper. allspice, dried orange peel, and Christmas Spice. Ambitious wine, notes of chocolate, grilled herbs join the plum-laden palate, rounded tannins and a juicy mixed berry finish.”.