2012 Braida Brachetto d’Acqui D.O.C.G.

One of the most elegant dessert wines as it shows its full fragrance of red berries: an aromatic expression of Bulgarian rose and wild strawberries, the wine is an explosion of pure fruit and freshness and is best drunk young. APPELLATION: Brachetto d’Acqui d.o.c.g. VARIETY: brachetto. VINIFICATION: in steel tanks with skin contact for 36-48 hours at a controlled temperature until a must is obtained with 3% abv. Further fermentation with foam formation in pressure steel tank for a few days. At the end cold stabilisation at -4 °C, microfiltration and subsequent bottling.  CHARACTERISTICS: intense pink color, fine mousse. Lush aroma, fragrant and aromatic, intense red fruit and strawberries. A sweet, soft and delicate taste with refreshing aromatic finish. Accompanies chocolate-coated strawberries, wild berries, and goes well with dried fruit, walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios and figs. The most traditional association, with a dessert after the meal or mid-afternoon, is with dry pastries and with oven baked sweets, from Christmas Panettone to jam tarts. Brachetto d’Acqui is one of the few wines throughout the world which can be matched with dark chocolate.