# Brut (Pico Maccario)

> Sparkling, Piemonte DOC by [Pico Maccario](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/pico-maccario.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/pico-maccario-brut).

- **Producer:** Pico Maccario
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Piemonte DOC
- **Soil:** Soft hills of Pleistocene, fluvial-period origin.
- **Exposure:** North
- **Harvest:** Harvested in the second week of September, at full ripeness with a perfect sugar/acidity balance.
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot
- **Vinification:** Gentle crushing/destemming and soft pressing. Vinification in autoclave at a controlled temperature of 15-18 C, Martinotti method. Aged in autoclave on its own lees.
- **Serving temperature:** 6-8 C
- **Storage:** Ageing potential 3-4 years. Format: 0.75 l. Closure: technical cork. Chemical analysis: alcohol 12.00% vol, total acidity 5.09 g/l, volatile acidity 0.24 g/l, pH 3.37, sugars 1.00 g/l.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-28


## Summary

A Piemonte DOC Brut sparkling wine made with the Martinotti method, aged on its own lees in autoclave.

## Tasting notes

A sparkling wine with an elegant, slow and persistent perlage forming a pleasant crown of bubbles. Straw yellow color. Clean, fruity bouquet on the nose. Fine, delicate and persistent on the palate.