- Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG 2003

Colour / Colore:

Corona of fine bubbles over a strawberry-coloured rosé wine.

Aroma / Profumo:

Typical Brachetto strawberry and grape aromas.

Palate / Gusto:

Palate-tingling spritz leading on to light, grapey, almost peppered-strawberry flavours. Sweetness, fizz and zesty acidity nicely balanced to give a perfect, and unusual, dessert wine.

Region / Zona:

The Monferrato hills in the south of the province of Asti, Piemonte. South West aspects at altitudes between 250 and 400m. Limestone-clay soil.

Vineyard / Vigneto:

Piemonte low Guyot trellis. Average age of vines 30 years. Planting density 4,000-4,500 vines/ha.

Wine making / Vinificazione:

The grapes were hand harvested between 14th and 18th September and pressed in a modern pneumatic press. The wine was fermented in a pressurised tank using CM yeast. Maceration was short, with skin contact for 4/5 days at very low temperature.

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