Sweet
Piemonte Brachetto
By Villa Doria, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Sweet sparkling red from the hills around Acqui Terme. Alcohol 6 to 7% vol.
Tasting notes
Pink with ruby hints, fine perlage and persistent foam. Aromatic bouquet of rose and strawberry; pleasantly sweet and fresh.
Pairs well with
All desserts; special occasions or the end of the meal.
Technical details
- Style
- Sweet
- Denomination
- Piemonte Brachetto DOC
- Grape
- Brachetto
- Production area
- Hills around Acqui Terme
- Soil
- Terrain and exposure suited to small, very aromatic berries
- Harvest
- Hand harvest
- Vineyard planting
- Yield about 50 hl per hectare
- Vinification
- Crushed, brief skin contact, must cooled at once, then soft pressing; fermentation in temperature-controlled autoclaves, stopped by refrigeration at about 6% alcohol and 100 g/l residual sugar; sterile filtration and bottling.
- Serving temperature
- 10 °C
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