# Brachetto d'Acqui (Marco Bonfante)

> Sparkling, Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG Spumante by [Marco Bonfante](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/marco-bonfante.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/brachetto-d-acqui-docg-spumante).

- **Producer:** Marco Bonfante
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG Spumante
- **Grape:** Brachetto 100%
- **Soil:** Calcareous clay marl, with sand and loam
- **Harvest:** Second half of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 5,500 plants per hectare, 65 hl/ha
- **Vinification:** Soft-pressed must rests in the tank for some hours, is racked and chilled to 2-3 C. It then ferments at a controlled 16-18 C until it reaches 6.5% alcohol; pressure from natural fermentation CO2 creates the perlage. As a sparkling wine the foam takes longer to develop.
- **Serving temperature:** 6-8 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Sweet sparkling Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG at 6.5% alcohol.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red with fine, elegant perlage. Fruity, musky and very delicate, with rose and strawberry. Sweet and aromatic, with low alcohol balanced by acidity.

## Food pairings

Aperitif and dessert wine; baked desserts, fresh pastries, cakes, pies, fruit tarts; fresh fruit (strawberry, peach) and dried fruit (hazelnuts, nuts, figs).