When talking about Brachetto, the most important name is the DOCG appellation Brachetto d'Acqui. This is a bright ruby red colored wine, fresh, well known and appreciated for its aroma with hints of rose and strawberry.
The Brachetto berry is black, medium, and ellipsoidal with waxy, solid, black-dark purple colored skin, medium waxy. The cluster is medium, elongated, cylindrical or pyramidal, winged and medium compact with a medium, orbicular whole or more rarely three-lobed leaf.
The Brachetto grape produces a bright ruby red wine, fresh, refreshing with its distinctive aroma with hints of rose and strawberry.
From a vineyard replanted twenty years ago with chalky, sandy soils in Monteu Roero.
Following harvesting , the grapes undergo a pre-fermentation maceration at 8 C for 12 hours. Alcoholic fermentation takes place in pressurised autoclaves for ca 7 days at 15 - 16 C. the wine is challed when the alcoholic strength reaches 5.5%, filtered, sulfured and bottled.
