
Brachetto is a dark Italian grape used to make Brachetto d’Acqui wines. This dark skinned grape is usually used to create flavorful sparkling wines or wines that are sweet and crisp Brachetto is grown in Piedmont , and was said to be related to the Braquet grape type. This bubbly wine was said to have gone with a famous character in the Italian comedy of masks who carried the Brachetto wine with him. The Brachetto grape is typically not mixed with other types and often used to create fizzy or sparkling wines. The Brachetto variety is also used to create table wine, but now, the style is seldom found. Another wine type crafted with these grapes is Brachetto d’Acqu, which is a wine with low alcohol levels, but packed with flavor. Features fruity flavors that includes many fresh notes, such as strawberry, rose, and berry, this fragrant wine can be served slightly chilled or with light appetizers and fresh fruits. Brachetto is a great dessert wine. It has also been labeled as the "wine of lovers" and is sold on special holidays, such as on Valentines’ Day.
Rinaldi Brachetto d' Acqui is made from 100% Brachetto d'Acqui
The skin gives the wine its particular scent and flavor.
Light ruby red color. The bouquet is musky and delicate with scents of ripe red fruit (strawberry, blackberry) and roses. Sweet and smooth flavors with lingering aromatic persistence. There is a good balance between the sweetness and the freshness, which makes this wine very pleasant.
The training system used is Guyot with a density of 2500-3000 vines per hectare. Manual harvest. Temperature controlled maceration for approximately seven days with mechanic plunging of the cap and pumping over to increase extraction of substances from the skins. This is the most important part of the vinification. Soft pressing.
Rinaldi Brachetto d' Acqui is made from 100% Brachetto d'Acqui
The skin gives the wine its particular scent and flavor.
Light ruby red color. The bouquet is musky and delicate with scents of ripe red fruit (strawberry, blackberry) and roses. Sweet and smooth flavors with lingering aromatic persistence. There is a good balance between the sweetness and the freshness, which makes this wine very pleasant.
The training system used is Guyot with a density of 2500-3000 vines per hectare. Manual harvest. Temperature controlled maceration for approximately seven days with mechanic plunging of the cap and pumping over to increase extraction of substances from the skins. This is the most important part of the vinification. Soft pressing.
All older vintage wines have been purchased from a single collectors cellar. Pictures can be requested before shipment.
Marco Capra Langhe Nascetta is made from 100% Nascetta - 15 years old - 1.73 acres
Aged 6 months in stainless steel vats
The name "CONNA" is a sweet nickname after his wife Monica.
Bright straw yellow with greenish hues, with an intense and interesting perfume of grapefruit, apple and aromatic herbs. Floral, fresh, focused, good acidity. Refreshing and bright, full bodied with an aromatic persistence, it is savory and tasty on the palate with a smoothness that enhances the rich character of the wine
Altitude: 400 m above sea level.
Soil composition: lime and sand.
Plant density: 5000 vines / hectare.
Cultivation system: traditional Guyot.
Yield per hectare: 6 tons.
After a short period of maceration on skins, the grapes are soft pressed. The clear must obtained ferments slowly in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature of 16-17°C. The wine spends a long period of time on the fine lees, with frequent “batonnage”
Ideal with apetizers, shellfish and other fish dishes.