Sweet

Birbet

By Rabino, Roero, Piemonte, Italy

Rabino Birbet

A lightly sparkling sweet red from 100% Brachetto grown on the sandy Bric Tupin hill, 6.5% alcohol with 70 g/l residual sugar. About 3,000 bottles are made; ageing potential 1 year.

Tasting notes

Pale garnet with violet reflections. Delicate, soft, aromatic nose of ripe fruit such as plum and apple, and fresh flowers such as violets and roses. Sweet and delicate on the palate, with a fine, persistent perlage.

Pairs well with

Desserts; also fruit, such as strawberries and the peaches of Canale.

Technical details

Style
Sweet
Denomination
Mosto d'uva parzialmente fermentato
Grape
Brachetto 100%
Production area
Canale (CN), Roero; Bric Tupin hill
Soil
Medium mixture (medio impasto); sandy soils on the Bric Tupin hill
Exposure
South-east (IT page; the EN page and the Bric Tupin note say south-west)
Harvest
Mid-September, hand-picked into crates
Vineyard planting
Vines planted in 1989; eco-sustainable farming
Vinification
Grapes are destemmed and crushed, then cold-macerated in a temperature-controlled tank for 5 to 6 days to extract colour and aroma. After pressing, the clear must ferments in autoclave with selected yeasts at 15 °C for about 10 days. Fermentation is stopped at 6.5% alcohol, leaving 70 g/l residual sugar. At least 2 to 3 months in bottle.

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