Brachetto d'Acqui - Braida Vini

Giacomo loved the sport of handball, or “pallone elastico”, a Piedmontese game played in the hills around Acqui, the finest area for the production of Brachetto. This is how Giacomo, like his father before him, came to inherit the nickname of the handball champion “Braida”, and how, in 1967, our family began making Brachetto d’Acqui.

Appellation

Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG.

Grapes

Made with 100% Brachetto.

In the Cellar

Steel tanks for the temperature-controlled fermentation and maceration of the skins for 36-48 hours. Passage in pressurised tanks for the prise de mousse. Stabilisation and micro filtration are followed by bottle-ageing.

Tasting

Light ruby red colour with purple highlights, lively froth and persistent perlage. Vigorous, fragrant and aromatic perfume with evident scents of ripe red fruit and withered rose. Sweet, smooth, delicate, sparkling and suave with a lingering aromatic persistence. It pairs with strawberries, forest fruits and with dried fruit too, such as walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios and figs. The most traditional pairing, with dessert at the end of a meal or in the middle of the afternoon, is with pastries and cakes, from Christmas panettone to jam tart. Braida Brachetto d’Acqui is perhaps the only wine in the world which is the perfect match for chocolate.

Service

Serve at 6 – 8°.

Size

0,375 L – 0,75 L

Awards


BRACHETTO D'ACQUI	2020	16 PTS JANCIS ROBINSON
BRACHETTO D'ACQUI	2019	88+ PTS THE WINE ADVOCATE
BRACHETTO D'ACQUI	2018	90 PTS - FALSTAFF
BRACHETTO D'ACQUI	2016	16.5 PTS JANCIS ROBINSON

Pronunciation

Label

Data Sheet

Giacomo loved the sport of handball, or “pallone elastico”, a Piedmontese game played in the hills around Acqui, the finest area for the production of Brachetto. This is how Giacomo, like his father before him, came to inherit the nickname of the handball champion “Braida”, and how, in 1967, our family began making Brachetto d’Acqui.

Appellation

Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG.

Grapes

Made with 100% Brachetto.

In the Cellar

Steel tanks for the temperature-controlled fermentation and maceration of the skins for 36-48 hours. Passage in pressurised tanks for the prise de mousse. Stabilisation and micro filtration are followed by bottle-ageing.

Tasting

Light ruby red colour with purple highlights, lively froth and persistent perlage. Vigorous, fragrant and aromatic perfume with evident scents of ripe red fruit and withered rose. Sweet, smooth, delicate, sparkling and suave with a lingering aromatic persistence. It pairs with strawberries, forest fruits and with dried fruit too, such as walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios and figs. The most traditional pairing, with dessert at the end of a meal or in the middle of the afternoon, is with pastries and cakes, from Christmas panettone to jam tart. Braida Brachetto d’Acqui is perhaps the only wine in the world which is the perfect match for chocolate.

Service

Serve at 6 – 8°.

Size

0,375 L – 0,75 L

Awards


BRACHETTO D'ACQUI	2020	16 PT	JANCIS ROBINSON
BRACHETTO D'ACQUI	2019	92 PT	VINLEGENDER
BRACHETTO D'ACQUI	2019	88+ PT	THE WINE ADVOCATE
BRACHETTO D'ACQUI	2018	90 PT	FALSTAFF
BRACHETTO D'ACQUI	2016	16.5 PT	JANCIS ROBINSON

Pronunciation

Label

Data Sheet

2017

This vintage is characterised by outstanding intensity and a broad aromatic spectrum, along with a rich body and immediate freshness.

2016

The 2016 vintage has a beautiful violet shade in the colour, a surprising aromatic richness made up of ripe red fruit and rose, and a high sugar content (5.5 alc./vol.), with a very well-balanced taste.