# Brachetto d'Acqui (Convento Cappuccini)

> Sparkling, Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG by [Convento Cappuccini](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/convento-cappuccini.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/convento-cappuccini-brachetto-d-acqui).

- **Producer:** Convento Cappuccini
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG
- **Grape:** Brachetto 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Cainula
- **Production area:** Ricaldone and Cassine, località Cainula
- **Soil:** Ricaldone and Cassine: hills that are sometimes sandy, sometimes calcareous-clay; Cassine has calcareous-clay "white earth" soils
- **Exposure:** South, 283 m
- **Vineyard planting:** 4 ha, 283 m, mechanical weeding, hand harvest, 56 hl per hectare
- **Vinification:** Short maceration on the skins to extract colour, followed by a light second fermentation by the Martinotti method.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Sweet sparkling red Brachetto from 4 ha at Cainula, refermented by the Martinotti method.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red colour with fine, persistent bubbles. Intense, complex aroma with floral notes of rose and musk. Sweet, soft and fresh.

## Food pairings

Desserts and fresh fruit, especially strawberries.