Bansella is a red produced by Prunotto in Nizza, Piedmont, Italy. Made from Barbera. Cellarion's sommeliers have reviewed the drink window of 1 vintage; members see when it is ready. Track this wine and manage your cellar with Cellarion — the free, open-source wine app at cellarion.app.
Type: Red
Appellation: Nizza
Region: Piedmont
Country: Italy
Grapes: Barbera
Tasting profile
Structure: full-bodied, medium tannin, high acidity, dry
Prunotto's Bansella is a Nizza DOCG, the top designation for Barbera from the hills around Nizza Monferrato, made entirely from Barbera from the estate's Bansella vineyard. About a year in second- and third-fill barriques adds vanilla, sweet spice and cocoa to ripe black cherry, plum and blackberry. It is full and generous, with Barbera's lively acidity keeping it fresh and soft tannins in the background. A rich, food-friendly Barbera that improves over several years in bottle.
When to drink
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Where it comes from
Piedmont, Italy
Piedmont (Piemonte) sits in the northwest of Italy, tucked against the Alps, and is prized for some of the country's most serious and long-lived red wines.
Barbera
Barbera is a red grape from the Piedmont region of northwest Italy, long the everyday red of the area and now taken seriously enough to rival its noble neighbour Nebbiolo in quality-minded hands.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Bansella from?
Bansella is produced by Prunotto in Nizza, Piedmont, Italy.
What grapes are in Bansella?
Bansella is made from Barbera.