# Brichet (Ca' Viola)

> Red, Barbera d'Alba DOC by [Ca' Viola](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/ca-viola.md), Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/ca-viola-brichet).

- **Producer:** Ca' Viola
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Production area:** Grapes from several vineyards, Montelupo Albese, 2.4 hectares
- **Soil:** Sandy-silty, shallow, whitish, calcareous, alkaline pH
- **Exposure:** South, South-East, South-West, 400 m average altitude
- **Harvest:** Third ten days of September to first ten days of October
- **Vineyard planting:** 5,000 vines per hectare, Guyot, 70 quintals per hectare; copper and sulphur, mechanical weeding; organic (BIO) certification
- **Vinification:** 15 to 18 days of maceration and fermentation in temperature-controlled tanks; brief passage in large oak casks; not filtered; about 15,000 bottles a year
- **Serving temperature:** 14-15°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

The "younger sister" of Bric du Luv, placed in the range as the everyday, ready-to-drink Barbera.

## Tasting notes

Deep ruby with a violet rim. A burst of red fruit, undergrowth and sweet spice on the nose. Light on volume and built on fresh drinkability: a juicy, inviting, agile Barbera.