Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG Semi-Sparkling Wine PT338

Semi-sparkling red wine with a fine, persistent froth, ruby ​​red color of medium intensity and tending to light garnet or rosé or rosé, characteristic odor, very delicate, sometimes fruity or tending to spice in the less sugary version, with a delicate, characteristic flavor. Great aperitif, and perfect for a summers’ afternoon drinking. Also goes well with chocolate desserts and fruit salads.


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NONEvinoBrachetto d’Acqui DOCG Semi-Sparkling Wine PT338 Product Sheet

Piedmont

Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG Semi-Sparkling Wine PT338

Red Semi-Sparkling Wines

Characteristics

Semi-sparkling red wine with a fine, persistent froth, ruby ​​red color of medium intensity and tending to light garnet or rosé or rosé, characteristic odor, very delicate, sometimes fruity or tending to spice in the less sugary version, with a delicate, characteristic flavor.

Food Pairing

Great aperitif, and perfect for a summers’ afternoon drinking. Also goes well with chocolate desserts and fruit salads.

Country: Italy Region: Piedmont
Category: Red Semi-Sparkling Wines Alcohol  (vol): => 11.5
Certifications: None Appellation: Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG
Main Grape: Brachetto - Black Grape Secondary Grape: Various Black Grape - Black Grape
Blend:

=> 97% Brachetto grape
=< 3% Black grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the Piedmont region

Style(s):

Secco (Dry – Residual sugar between 0gr/lt and 10gr/lt); Abboccato (Light-Sweet – Residual sugar between 10gr/lt and 30gr/lt); Amabile (Mid-Sweet- Residual sugar between 30gr/lt and 50gr/lt); Dolce (Sweet- Residual sugar between 50gr/lt and 180gr/lt)

Method: Charmat (Martinotti) Pressure (bar): 1 <> 2.5
Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)

Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG Appellation

Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)

The gentle and sinuous hills of the Alto Monferrato are the cradle of Brachetto d’Acqui, a suitable and varied area where the aromatic grape is best expressed since ancient times. Within the production area there are clayey soils in the Nizza Monferrato area while in the Acquese there is the presence of sand and silt. These characteristics clearly and significantly affect the olfactory nuances of the grapes produced and the resulting wines.
The Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG Wine Production Area is located in:
– province of Asti, the territory of the municipalities of Vesime, Cessole, Loazzolo, Bubbio, Monastero Bormida, Rocchetta Palafea, Montabone, Fontanile, Mombaruzzo, Maranzana, Quaranti, Castel Boglione, Castel Rocchero, Sessame, Castelletto Molina, Calamandrana, Cassinasco and Nizza Monferrato.
– province of Alessandria , the territory of the municipalities of Acqui Terme, Terzo, Bistagno, Alice Bel Colle, Strevi, Ricaldone, Cassine and Visone.

During the vinification phases, only loyal and constant oenological practices of the area are allowed, suitable to give the wines their peculiar quality characteristics.
The oenological winemaking practices of the Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG wine include, among other things, that:
– The maximum yield of grapes into wine must not exceed 70% for Brachetto d’Acqui and for the Spumante type, and 45% for the Passito type. If these parameters are exceeded by up to 5%, the excess is not entitled to the DOCG. Beyond these limits, the right to DOCG for the whole product lapses.
– With regard to the Brachetto d’Acqui Spumante, the sparkling process can be carried out with the method of natural fermentation in an autoclave or in the bottle and the processing process for the second fermentation cannot last less than 1 months including the period of aging in bottle.
– The production practices of Brachetto d’Acqui Passito provide for the drying of the grapes on the plant and / or in environments suitable for favoring the optimal conditions for storage and drying.

It is said that at the time of the Roman Empire, first Julius Caesar and then Marcus Anthony, preceded their arrival in Egypt at the court of the beautiful Cleopatra by wineskins of “Vinum Acquense”, highly appreciated by the Queen to awaken the ardors of her legendary lovers . The “Vinum Acquense” was sweet by nature, lively and intoxicating, it came from the current Alto Monferrato. And above all, it was attributed aphrodisiac power.
A direct line that winds through history, territory and common characteristics, connects and carries the “Vinum Acquense! to the current Brachetto, his direct descendant. In the modern age, in 1817, the naturalist Gallesio defines it as “Vino Celebre”, classifying it as a dessert wine that was alcoholic and not very colorful, which with age took on the flavor of Port or Xeres wine and reports that Brachetto, sweet or sparkling, was known and successfully commercialized in the markets of South America: from this it can be deduced that the production in that period must have been anything but negligible.
The first official definition is from 1922 signed by Garino Canina, who was the real scientific classifier “… Among luxury wines, Brachetto belongs to the category of sweet and aromatic red wines: it is in fact a wine with a special aroma, moderately alcoholic and sugary, not very colorful which is mostly consumed sparkling or sparkling … “Among the various news that Canina gave, one of the most interesting concerns the fact that Brachetto was widespread in particular in the district of Acqui and Nizza Monferrato, indicating, however, a production for the market of only 500 hl.
The advent of the filossera had devastated the vineyards at the end of the First World War. the winemakers, at the time of replanting them, had favored other vines that more favored market trends, to the detriment of this variety which required special attention and care.

Thus began his second sleep. From which he woke up in the fifties, from the hills of southern Piedmont where production continued in small niches of admirers, a producer respectful of tradition but far-sighted such as Arturo Bersano of Nizza Monferrato, developed a Brachetto Spumante elaborated in autoclave with the Martinotti method / Charmat. Since then, Brachetto has continued its path as a protagonist among the great aromatic wines,

Grapes

Brachetto

Brachetto

Black Grape

Info

The Brachetto grape, a black grape, is grown in the Piedmont region.
Of uncertain origin, there are those who believe it was imported into the Acquese from France, more precisely from Bellet, a small Provençal town not far from Nice, but there are conflicting opinions in finding common characteristics between the simple taste Braquet noir de Nice and the Brachetto d’Acqui with an aromatic flavor.
Between the provinces of Alessandria and Asti, on the hills that extend between Acqui Terme and Nizza Monferrato, the brachetto finds its ideal environment. Area approximately between the Belbo and Bormida rivers. It is also present in some areas of the Cuneo area.

Wine Characteristics

The Brachetto grape gives a lively and fresh ruby ​​red wine, characteristic for its aromaticity with hints of rose and strawberries. Little structured and little tannic.

Various Black Grape

Various Black Grape

Black Grape

Info

Various black grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the territory.

Wine Characteristics

Not Specified